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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953_02_25 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD FEBRUARY 25, 1953, AT THE MAMARONECK TOWN POLICE STATION, 11 EDGEWOOD AVENUE, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. Mr. Wullschleger called the meeting to order at 8 P . M. PRESENT: Mr. Wullschleger, Chairman Mr. Maggini Mr. Burke Mr. Rigano Also present, but not voting, Mr. C . Benjamin Brush, Jr. ABSENT: None Presence was also noted of Mr. Delius, Town Attorney, Mr. Kane from the office of the Building Inspector, and Mrs. Barnes, Clerk to the Board. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of January 28, 1953, were approved as presented. The first application before the Board was that of James M. Booth, for modification of Article II, Section 7 of the Zoning Ordinance, to per- mit the erection of a detached garage within 75 feet of the front street line, to wit, 57 feet, on premises located at 81 Murray Avenue, known as Block 127 Parcel 284, on the Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck. Mr. Booth appeareu' in his own behalf and a plot plan and blue print were submitted to the Board. Mr. Booth explained that his house, which he recently purchased, is a very old one and the lot has a depth of only 79 feet. There was no opposition to this application. The next application before the Board was that of Ruth Becroft for modification of Article III, Section 9 of the Zoning Ordinance, to per- mit the erection of a dwelling on a corner lot at the corner of Lafayette Road and Chatsworth Avenue, said dwelling to have a side set-back from Lafayette Road of less than 30 feet, to wit, 19 feet 8 inches, premises known on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Ma_:iaroneck as Block 133 Parcels 95 and 97. There was no one present to represent tnis applicant and the plans which had been presented were stated by the Secretary to be not acceptable to the Building Inspector. There were a number of people present and Mrs. Louis Bernstein, 1 Huguenot Drive, who acted as spokesman, stated that the neighbors did not wish to register opposition to a house on the subject property, unless it was, in their opinion, "a dog house or a chicken coop" . -111- The following people registered their names with the ClerK: Mr. Julian Bers, 9 Lafayette Road Mr. C. R. Baugh, 2 Lafayette Road Mr. W. F . Apt, 7 Lafayette Road Mrs. Louis Bernstein, 1 Huguenot Drive Mrs. William Streuli, 104 Edgewood Avenue Mr. E. S . Clakr, 47 Edgewood Avenue After discussion, the Clerk was instructed to write the following letter to Mrs . Ruth Becroft: February 26, 1953 Mrs. Ruth Becroft 921 Post Road Mamaroneck, N. Y. Dear Madam: On February 18th, I notified you that the regular meeting of the Board of Appeals would be held on Wednesday, February 25, 1953, at 8 P. M . , at which time your application, pending before the Board, would be considered, and inasmuch as there was no one present at that meeting to represent the applicant, and the Building Inspector did not accept your plans, the Chairman of the Board of Appeals has instructed me to notify you that you must make a new application if you wish to appear before this Board at its next meeting. As you know, appeal notices and applications must be filed not later than 12 o' clock noon on or before the second Wesnes- day of the calendar month in order to come before the stated meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals for that month. Very truly yours, Margaret Barnes /s Clerk to the Board The Board considered the application of James M. Booth and on motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, James M. Booth has appealed to this Board for modifica- tion of Article II, Section 7 of the Zoning Ordinance, to permit the erection of a detached garage within 75 feet of the front street line, to wit, 57 feet, on premises located at 81 Murray Avenue, known as Block 127 Parcel 284 on the Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck; and -112- WHEREAS, this application has come on duly to be heard before this Board at its regular meeting, held February 25, 1953; and WHEREAS, it appears that it would be an unnecessary hardship to require the applicant to comply with the strict provisions of the Ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the appeal of James M. Booth, be and the same hereby is allowed and the decision of the Building Inspector reversed to the extent of permitting the erec- tion of a detached garage within 75 feet of the front street line, to wit, 57 feet, on premises located at 81 Murray Avenue, known as Block 127 Parcel 284 on the Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, in accordance with plans and specifications filed in connection with this application, provided, however, that in all other respects, applicant comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and Building Code of the Town of Mamaroneck. A vote taken on this resolution resulted as follows: AYES: Mr. Wullschleger Mr. Maggini Mr. Burke Mr. Rigano NOES: None There being no further business to come before the meeting, it ad- journed at 8: 45 P. M. Secretary • -113-