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Board Approves Residential Zoning Requests

Garden CityApr 21, 20262 min read

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The board unanimously approved eight residential appeals involving additions, patios, air-conditioning equipment, porches, and outdoor structures. It also approved a pool, spa, pavilion, and landscape-plan application with conditions; a separate spa appeal was adjourned because no applicant appeared.

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The approvals allow several Garden City homeowners to build or maintain projects that did not fully meet setback or allowable-building-area rules. Conditions include landscaping and screening changes, relocating a fence, and removing an outdoor fireplace from one landscape plan. The proposed spa at 64 Second Street was not decided and will be considered later.

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Approved an appeal for an air-conditioning compressor at 47 Franklin Court East, reducing the required setback from 50 feet to 26.9 feet, with conditions for equipment placement and landscaping.
Approved the McCarthy appeal at 110 Kingsbury Road for a 29-square-foot front portico and maintenance of air-conditioning compressors, resulting in 26.9 percent building coverage and a 7.25-foot equipment setback.
Approved a 236-square-foot rear-yard pavilion at 109 Fourth Street, increasing building coverage to 21.76 percent.
Approved the Parker appeal at 51 Locust Street for a 625-square-foot roof-over patio and 28-square-foot barbecue island, with 22.1 percent building coverage and a 21.5-foot aggregate side yard.
Approved a 324-square-foot two-story rear addition at 8 Primrose Court, reducing the minimum side yard from 8 feet to 6.5 feet.
Adjourned the Rafferty application for an 8-by-8-foot in-ground spa at 64 Second Street because there was no appearance.
Approved the Ali appeal for a garage portico and 312-square-foot porch at 126 Arthur Street, with a 27.82-foot front setback and a 6.06-foot side yard.
Approved the Zuniga appeal at 125 Arthur Street for side and second-floor additions and a front porch, reducing the required aggregate side yard from 22.5 feet to 17 feet, with an added-window condition.
Approved a 352-square-foot pergola with an operable louver roof at 83 Brook Street, increasing building coverage to 21.6 percent.
Approved the application at 77 Second Street for a 20-by-40-foot pool, an 8-by-8-foot spa, a pavilion, fencing, and landscaping, conditioned on removing an outdoor fireplace and relocating part of the fence.

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