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ZBA allows family to move driveway to a dead-end street citing safety improvements
Summary
The board granted a variance that will let Justin Droehan and Rachel Sarret relocate their driveway to Dixville Street, 38 feet from the intersection, finding that move enhances safety compared with the existing driveway on Dublin Avenue.
The Zoning Board on Aug. 11 approved a variance permitting Justin Droehan and Rachel Sarret to remove an existing driveway on Dublin Avenue and construct a new 24-foot driveway on nearby Dixville Street about 38 feet from the intersection (code requires 50 feet), citing improved safety.
Droehan told the board that backing onto Dublin presents hazards because it is a busier cut-through and that Dixville is a low-volume dead-end with roughly eight homes. The applicants submitted three neighbor letters of support; a neighbor who lives on Dixville spoke in favor at the hearing. The board cited improved public safety and neighbor backing in approving the request and advised the applicants to consult the fire marshal about potential address/911 implications.
The variance allows the applicants to proceed to the building-permit phase; the board noted the applicant will remove the existing driveway and install the new one with standard permitting and public-safety checks.
