The Livingston Zoning Board, at its April 25 meeting, revisited Rodney Brown’s application for a five foot chain link fence at 201 North Livingston Avenue, approving the request. The Board then heard four more cases across the night, ultimately approving all four of them.201 North Livingston Avenue At the prior meeting, Rodney and Simone Brown had asked the Board for a one-foot variance to help set up the aforementioned chain link fence. As he explained, the fence company hired to replace their damaged fence never obtained a permit to fix it, leading to a door tag warning and the Browns requesting the Board’s assistance after the Town Hall denied their compromise permit application. The Board also noted that, because the fence encroached onto a right-ofway, they couldn’t officially approve the variance and asked the Browns to do research on steps to take next.Since that meeting, the Browns revealed they have completed a new survey and provided copies to the Zoning Office. They also plan to move the fence back eight feet instead of the suggested three feet, as well as plant a golden forsythia in front of the fence due to tree placement on their property. When questioned by the Board, the Browns affirmed that they are replacing the entire fence, but only need to move that one side, which the fence company agreed to do.After thanking the couple for accommodating the town’s rules - and reminding them to trim the plant if it grows out into the sidewalk - the Board approved their variance.25 Melrose DriveInfinity Holdings 8, LLC, requested a six percent habitable floor ratio variance to construct a new singlefamily home at 25 Melrose Drive.After attorney Matthew Posada presented opening arguments, engineer Michael Lanzafama testified as the client’s sole witness, giving a survey of the property structure. 25 Melrose Drive, he explained, has a frontage of approximately 85 feet, a lot depth of 129 feet, and a land area of 8,962 square feet, falling just under the R4 zone’s 9,300 square feet requirement. He then delved into the plan to tear down the current 1960serahomeonthis lot andreplaceitwith a new two-story residence, one fully compliant with the zoning -including rear yard, front yard and side yard setbacks - except for its habitable floor area ratio.The habitable floor area measures 3,217 square feet, just falling below the lot’s maximum of 3,220 square feet. As Lanzafama explained, were they building ...
