Lakeview Ave addition deferred after questions over survey and alternatives

The ZBA continued the application for a setback variance at 2136 Lakeview Ave to Oct. 8 after members and neighbors flagged plan inaccuracies and alternate designs.

The applicant, speaking for the first time at the board meeting, said the proposed 20-by-26 addition would leave an apparent 10 feet to the fence line and that neighbors had no objection. "It's my 1st time here… I'm trying to build a bedroom for my daughter who's coming home," the applicant said. Board members and the town's reviewers said the certified plot plan does not reflect the fence location; one board member noted the survey line—the blue line on the plan—appears to differ from the fence on the ground and urged the applicant to resolve the discrepancy before returning.

Members suggested alternatives such as moving the addition over the deck footprint or building behind the garage to avoid a variance. The applicant requested a continuance, which the board granted; the hearing is scheduled to resume on October 8.