The Milford City Planning and Zoning Board voted to approve a front-yard setback variance to allow owners at 61–63 Hawley Avenue to bring the second floor straight with the first, preserving the front footprint while expanding usable upstairs space.

Applicant Ference Beaujeu (spoke as Farris/Ference in the record) said the house—over 100 years old—will keep its front footprint unchanged; the request is to align the second floor with the first and add modest interior space and closets. He said the back will have a small five-foot addition that did not require variance and that four neighbor support letters were submitted.

Board action: After a short hearing and confirmation that the front footprint is not expanding, a motion to approve the variance (front-yard setback to 9.65 feet where 20 feet is required; expansion of a nonconforming structure) was made, seconded and carried. Board members cited the existing neighborhood support and the limited scope of the change.

Next steps: The decision clears the way for the applicants to proceed with the planned second-floor renovation and related building permits.