20210209 - Zoning Board of Adjustment Agenda

        VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA

        Tuesday, February 9, 2021

        7:30 P.M.

        THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING

         

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Call to order

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Statement required by the Open Public Meeting Act “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in the Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including date and time of this meeting”.

 

Please note: A curfew of 11:00 PM is strictly adhered to by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood. No new matter involving an Applicant will be started after 10:30 PM. At 10:00 PM the Chairman will make a determination and advise Applicants as to whether they will be heard. If an Applicant cannot be heard because of the lateness of the hour, the matter will be carried over to a future meeting to be determined by the Board at 10:00

 

Roll call

 

Approval of minutes:               January 26, 2021

 

Non-agenda items:

 

Board member comments

 

Members of the public comments

 

Public hearings

 

AGENDA – CONTINUATION                                                                 February 9, 2021

 

Old Business:

 

JAMES TRIPP – An application to permit the replacement of an existing rock wall with a block wall in the same location which will exceed the permitted height and install a 4-foot fence on top of the wall, which will exceed the maximum permitted height at 33 Bryden Place, Block 1905, Lot 4 in an R-2 Zone. (Continued from December 8, 2020, without further notice) (Carry to February 23, 2021 without further notice)

 

New Business:

 

EDWARD & RENATA PACELLI – An application to permit a covered porch which will result in a front yard setback of 34.4 feet, where 40 feet is required at 435 Berkshire Road, Block 4507, Lot 5, in an R-2 Zone.

 

STEFAN & SARAH KAHANDALIYANAGE – An application to permit the construction of a two-story rear addition and new above grade patio which would result in a building height of 33.9 feet, where 30 feet is permitted; a side yard setback of 5.6 feet, where 10 feet is required; coverage by above-grade structures of 27.3%, and coverage by above grade structures within 140 feet of the front lot line of 26.8%, where 25% is permitted; and gross building area within 140 feet of the front lot line of 38.4%/2,688 square feet, where 35%/2,447 square feet is permitted at 109 Hope Street, Block 4002, Lot 25, in an R-3 Zone.

 

DAVID LOWERY – An application to permit the removal of the existing rear covered porch for access to proposed basement expansion, then re-build porch, which will result in a front yard setback on Lenox Avenue of 18.5 feet, where 45 feet is required; coverage by above grade structures of 25.4% and coverage by above grade structures within 140 feet of the front lot line of 25.3%, where 25% is permitted; setback to the ac units of 5.68 feet and 6.1 feet, where 10 feet is required at 125 Doremus Avenue, Block 2209, Lot 24, in an R-3 Zone.

 

LEO & FIONA ROSENHOLZ – An application to permit the construction of a rear 2-story addition and left side 1-story addition which would result in a front yard setback on Wilson Street of 15.5 feet to the first floor addition and 35 feet to the second floor addition, where 45 feet is required at 450 Summit Street, Block 1510, Lot 5, in an R-2 Zone.

 

Resolution memorialization:               Fern, 133 Kenilworth Road

                                                            Martinez/Lermond, 110 Sheridan Terrace

                                                            Delcalzo, 645 Doris Place

                                                            Evans, 451 Stevens Avenue

           

 

Adjournment