Board approves setback and driveway variances for screen room at 243 Lexington Drive
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Summary
A homeowner at 243 Lexington Drive received approval July 17 to build a 200‑square‑foot screened room that will encroach into side‑yard setbacks and expand an existing driveway.
The Board of Zoning Adjustments on July 17 approved variances that allow a homeowner at 243 Lexington Drive to add a covered screened room and widen an existing driveway.
The application (BOA2025‑010) requested a reduction in the interior side yard setback for a single‑family home from 7.5 feet to 4 feet, a reduction in the required driveway interior side setback from 5 feet to 2 feet, and a driveway entry width increase from 20 feet to 23 feet. The changes will allow an approximately 200‑square‑foot hard roof screened room attached to the rear of the house and a wider driveway.
Scott Dario, who said he is a contractor and a longtime friend of the property owner, told the board the homeowner sought the screen room to protect the house from weather and that the proposed screened room would be smaller than the existing deck.
A neighbor, Dan Pizzaro of 221 Lexington Drive, spoke in favor of the application. The board discussed the narrow width of the lot and confirmed the new screen room would be no larger than the existing deck.
The board voted 5–0 to approve the variances. The recorded yes votes were John George, Charles Cameron, Leon McCray, Patrick Connors and Chairman David Betts.
The approval allows the homeowner to proceed with permitting for the screen room and driveway alterations; final building permits and inspections remain subject to city permitting rules.