INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

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INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 12 Stuart Street (Section 1 /Block 23 /Lot(s) 355)†PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Great Neck shall hold a virtual public hearing via Zoom on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 7:30PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88356725404 or by calling 1 929 436 2866, Meeting ID 883 5672 5404. The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Great Neck shall hear the application of Henry and Heather Hakimian, owners, represented by Kevin McCray, architect, for the premises at 12 Stuart Street in Great Neck. The applicants are seeking the following variance(s) from the Village Zoning Codes: † 1.†††††† ßSection 575-52 Building Area and Floor Area Ratio A.†For single-family dwelling use, the building area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area and, subject to any modifications required by ߆575-167†of this chapter, the floor area ratio shall not exceed the limits hereinafter set forth. The proposed new total floor area of 2,069 SF is 209 SF over the permitted 1,860 SF for this property.† A variance of 209 SF is required.††2.†††††† ßSection 575-52 Building Area and Floor Area Ratio A.†For single-family dwelling use, the building area shall not exceed 30% of the lot area and, subject to any modifications required by ߆575-167†of this chapter, the floor area ratio shall not exceed the limits hereinafter set forth. (1)†On interior lots: 0.50 of the first 6,000 square feet of lot area; 0.20 of the lot area in excess of the first 6,000 square feet which is less than 100 feet from the street on which the lot abuts; and 0.10 of the lot area in excess of the first 6,000 square feet which is farther than 100 feet from said street. To the extent required, all of the area of the lot within 100 ft of the street on which the lot abuts must be included in the calculation of the first 6,000 square ft of lot area. ßSection 575-167 Architectural Features; Floor Area Ratio A.†In order to achieve the maximum floor area ratio hereinbefore established for a single-family dwelling, certain valuable architectural features must be incorporated in the dwelling. These architectural features are set forth in Subsection†B†below, and each of these features is assigned a floor area ratio value. The floor area ratio for a single-family dwelling which incorporates none of the valuable architectural features (the base floor area ratio) shall be the maximum floor area ratio hereinbefore established less the reduction in floor area ratio set forth in Subsection†C†hereof. For each valuable architectural feature incorporated in the dwelling, the value assigned to that feature in Subsection†B†shall be added to the base floor area ratio, to an amount not exceeding the maximum floor area ratio hereinbefore established for the dwelling. The proposed new total floor area of 3,450 SF is 653.2 SF over the permitted 2,796.8 SF for this property.† A variance of 653.2 SF is required.†††3.†††††† ßSection 575-54 Lot Coverage C. Side yard coverage: 10% or, for corner plots, 40% (but in both cases exclusive of coverage by that portion of a driveway whose width does not exceed 20 feet). The proposed side yard coverage is 192.5 SF, whereby 10% or 99 SF is allowed. A variance of 93.5 SF is required.† †4.†††††† ßSection 575-57 Side Yards A. On an interior lot, a single-family dwelling shall have two side yards, one on each side of the main building. The aggregate width of the two side yards shall not be less than 20 feet, plus 1/2 of the width of the lot in excess of 60 feet. No side yard shall have a width of less than eight feet, plus 2/5 of that portion of the minimum required aggregate width of both side yards in excess of 20 feet. Where practical, the wider of the two side yards shall be placed adjacent to the narrower of the side yards of an adjoining lot or lots. The aggregate side yard at the proposed addition is 19.9 feet, whereby 21 feet is required.† A variance of 1.1 feet is required. † †5.†††††† ßSection 575-58 Rear Yards There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be 25 feet plus 1/4 of the depth of the lot in excess of 100 feet. The proposed rear yard at the house is 24 feet-1 inch, whereby 25 feet is required.† A variance of 11 inches is required. The proposed rear yard at the 2-story deck is 14 feet-1 inch, whereby 25 feet is required.† A variance of 10 feet-1 inch is required. †6.†††††† ßSection 575-168 Facades of single-family dwellings. A.† In a single-family dwelling: No horizontal plane of a front or side facade shall extend for more than 30 feet without a change or break in said plane of at least two feet in width. The horizontal plane of a front facade shall have at least one break of at least two feet in width, regardless of the overall width of the facade. The proposed south-east faÁade of 50.5 feet exceeds the maximum 30 feet in length limit without a 2-foot break.† A variance of 20.5 linear feet is required. †7.†††††† ßSection 575-168 Facades of single-family dwellings. B.No more than 75% of a two-story front or side facade shall be made in one vertical plane; the balance of said facade shall follow a vertical plane which is separated from the former plane by at least two feet. A projecting chimney shall not be considered a separation. The maximum allowable vertical plane without a break is 75%.† The proposed south-east faÁade without a vertical break is 100%, which is 25% more than allowed.††The premises also known as Section 1, Block 23, Lot 355 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and are located in the Residence B Zoning District.† At said hearing, all parties and interests will be given an opportunity to be heard. †††† BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS †† OF THE VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK †† September 25, 2021

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