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Applicant: Henry Ernst (owner) Request: Single-story, two-car detached garage at 15-foot offset from 30-foot required setback to preserve usable backyard; neighbor letters from 85 Annette, 12 Kathy, 15 Kathy. Applicant owns large parcel along adjacent paper street. Code Enforcement Busse: Corner-lot constraints; garage size compliant, setback location only issue; no environmental/drainage concerns; will use existing driveway (no second driveway). Counsel Trapp: No comment (paper street noted; no current town action). Public: No comments. • Motion to grant variance: o Motion: Tronolone o Second: Greenan • Vote: Ayes: 5, Noes: 0 (Motion carried) Area Variance Balancing Test (5 factors): 1. Undesirable change/detriment: No. Residential accessory structure consistent with neighborhood. 2. Feasible alternatives: No practical alternatives; locating elsewhere would eliminate viable backyard use and conflict with existing site configuration. 3. Substantiality: Numerically substantial (15 feet of 30-foot setback, 50% reduction), but mitigated by lot constraints. 4. Environmental/physical impacts: No impacts on drainage, utilities, traffic, or visibility. 5. Self-created difficulty: No, due to existing lot configuration and corner-lot constraints. 2026-037, 30 Woodcrest Drive — Side Yard Fence Height (Area Variance) Applicant: Emily Kawa (owner) Request: Six-foot privacy fence between sun porch and garage, 60 feet from sidewalk; security/privacy due to nearby bar and prior theft; neighbor letters from 27 Woodcrest, 23 Woodcrest; adjacent vacant lot. Code Enforcement Busse: No objection. Counsel Trapp: No comment. Public: No comments. • Motion to approve variance: o Motion: Lang o Second: Tronolone