10 Shrump Place ZB 24 14 Planning Review January 6 2025

4 | Page 105 Grove Street, Suite 3 Montclair, NJ 07042 www.Nishuanegroup.com 973.954.2677 Project Overview The applicant, James Wallace, Jr. proposes to construct a new 190 square foot sun roof in the rear yard, replacing a portion of an existing uncovered deck. Under §25.7.1 Zoning District Regulations, the required minimum rear yard setback is 30 feet and the proposed rear yard setback is 23 feet. There is a one-story addition that projects into the rear yard, creating an already existing rear yard setback of 23 feet, so there would not be an exacerbation of this nonconforming condition. Zoning (§25-7.1) This application is located within the Township’s R-6 Zone, which is generally described as permitting one-family dwellings on 6,000 square foot lots. Regulation Required Existing Proposed Minimum Rear Yard 30 feet 23 feet 23 feet (expanded) Definitions (§25-4) Yard Shall mean and include: 2. REAR Shall mean an open space on the same lot with a building, between the rear line of the lot and the rear line of the nearest roofed portion of the building and extending from side property line to side property line. Planning Comments Bulk “C” Variances N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c sets forth the criteria for a planning board to grant variance from bulk requirements of zoning ordinance. Two types of “c” variances can be granted: (c) 1: in cases of hardship, such as “exceptional narrowness, shallowness or shape of specific piece of property,” or by reason of exceptional or unique topographic conditions, physical features, or an exceptional situation uniquely affecting a specific piece of property or the structures lawfully existing thereon.