Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approves revised addition
The Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved an addition after the applicant cut 1,100 square feet from the proposed dwelling.
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The deck shrank from 700 to 300 square feet, and the Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the revised plan unanimously.
A house addition got smaller before its second zoning hearing. The Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a revised proposal that still needed three variances: one for habitable floor area ratio, one for the front setback and one for a raised deck’s rear setback. The homeowner said the applicant had returned with a new design after the Zoning Board of Adjustment asked for substantial reductions at an August hearing.
The architect said the proposed habitable floor area ratio fell from 22.16 to 17.97, against an allowed ratio of 15. The front setback increased from 53.5 feet to 59.3 feet, bringing the addition into line with the existing house. The deck’s rear setback improved from 66.2 feet to 69.5 feet. Both changes reduced the distance for which the applicant needed an exception.
The planner said the dwelling was 1,100 square feet smaller than the earlier proposal. The planner also cited building coverage of 11.2%, below the permitted 20.1%, and said the house’s position and the steep rear yard helped explain the setback requests. No public questions or comments were recorded. Members of the Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment said they appreciated the revisions before voting unanimously to approve the application.
Todd Fina Strand — 52 Lexington Drive (Block 4603, Lot 1152): first-floor rear addition; existing front and side setback variances
A family’s request for more living space won unanimous approval from the Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicants proposed a 102-square-foot, one-story family room addition toward the rear of their home. They said they had lived there for 16 years and wanted more shared space. The application required front and right-side setback variances because the existing house does not meet those requirements.
The architect said the work would not change the front yard, even though a front setback variance was required. The existing house sits 5.9 feet from the right-side property line. The closest point of the proposed addition would sit 7.4 feet from that line, and a deck would sit 6.2 feet away. The architect said the angled property line shaped the design.
The addition would extend toward the rear and widen the family room from 11 feet to 16 feet, according to the architect. Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment members discussed how the design limited the loss of yard space and aligned with neighboring rear porches and decks. No public questions or comments were recorded before the unanimous vote.
Zoning Board of Adjustment approves corner-lot additions
The Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved first-floor additions to a corner-lot ranch that needed a rear setback variance. The architect said the lot’s shape and required setbacks limited where the house could expand; the work would add 110 square feet of impervious coverage.
The approval allows more first-floor living space on a lot where setback lines restrict the buildable area.
Zoning Board of Adjustment continues addition review
The Livingston Township Zoning Board of Adjustment continued a second-floor addition application without voting on its merits. The applicant appeared without an architect, and members raised questions about differing plan sets and measurements. The applicant must provide clearer plans, return with a qualified professional and send new notice.
Neighbors will receive new notice before the Zoning Board of Adjustment reviews clarified plans for the proposed changes.
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