Board grants variance for new single‑family home at 19 Madison Avenue with attic and basement restrictions

The Parsippany‑Troy Hills Board of Adjustment on June 3 approved a variance application to construct a new single‑family home at 19 Madison Avenue (application 2613) in the R4 zone, granting relief for front lot width, an existing driveway located on the lot line, and an increase in lot coverage subject to specific stipulations.

The applicant’s representative and builder, Nikol Kasadala, described the proposal as a full demolition and replacement to accommodate a growing family. The builder said the proposed house reduces first‑floor footprint compared with the existing condition by about 358 square feet according to the engineering report and therefore does not require additional stormwater management. “We are reducing the coverage of the first floor by 358 square ft,” the applicant’s engineer noted on record.

Board members pressed for clarity about submitted plans: an architectural plan with a date and licensed architect’s name (A.V. Patel) was introduced and marked into the record, and the board required copies be filed with the clerk. The board and applicant agreed on several conditions to be included in the resolution: the attic must remain unfinished and be limited to storage (the board requested pull‑down stairs rather than permanent finished stairs), the basement may contain rough plumbing only for a washer and dryer and may not include a bathroom or kitchen, and a shed location and other site details must match the filed plan.

Chairwoman Graani and members asked that those limitations be included in the board’s resolution so they run with the approval and carry forward for compliance. The applicant agreed to provide corrected and complete plan sets to staff and to mark the architectural plans before leaving.

The board moved to recommend granting application 2613 with the on‑record stipulations; members present voted in favor.