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5. Distance Between Ingress/Egress Rights-of-Way § 99-31(A)(9) requires a minimum 100-foot separation between ingress/egress rights-of- way. o Required: 100 feet o Provided: approximately 45 feet from an existing driveway No variances are requested for minimum lot width, side yard setback, rear yard setback, driveway width, grade, turning radius, or other access design standards, all of which can be satisfied through site design and placement of the proposed residence. Variance Standard The applicable standard for review of area variances is set forth in Town Law § 267- b(3)(b). In making its determination, the Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) must weigh the benefit to the applicant if the variance is granted against any detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood or community, and must consider the following five factors: (1) whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of the area variance. Granting the requested variances will not produce an undesirable change in neighborhood character and will not result in any detriment to nearby properties. The application proposes construction of a single-family residence on a parcel previously approved for residential development through the ODA process. The surrounding area is characterized by low-density residential development on large parcels with long driveways and limited road frontage. Development of the Property in this manner is entirely consistent with that pattern. The relief sought does not increase density, authorize additional building lots, or introduce a new or intensified use. Rather, it allows reasonable residential use of a parcel expressly contemplated for development under the prior ODA approval. (2) whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the applicant to pursue, other than an area variance. The benefit sought cannot be achieved through a feasible alternative that avoids the requested variances. The dimensional constraints giving rise to the variances were established by the prior subdivision and by the physical configuration of the Property, including its flagpole access. Strict compliance with the amended ODA standards would effectively render the Property unbuildable, notwithstanding its lawful creation and prior ODA approval. Redesign of the lot to meet current dimensional standards would require reconfiguration of the subdivision or acquisition of additional lands, neither of which is feasible or contemplated by the Town’s prior approvals. (3) whether the requested area variance is substantial.