The owners of an antique home on 5.88 acres up near the Pound Ridge line are seeking to build a standalone barn on their property that will double as a garage.
70 Barnegat Road on Oct. 5, 2014. Credit: Terry Dinan
The stately, 3,000-square-foot home at 70 Barnegat Road was built in 1800, according to the property’s assessor’s card. It sold for $1,560,000 in June.
At its meeting Monday, the New Canaan Zoning Board of Appeals will hear the owners’ request for a variance to build a two-bay barn (there is no garage now on the property) on a sloping area north of the antique home.
A sketch of the barn planned for 70 Barnegat Road, submitted to the town.
A variance is needed because the barn would be 22.7 feet tall, exceeding the 20 feet allowed, according to documents filed by the owners and on file at Planning and Zoning—though the total building height conforms.
According to a letter submitted to P&Z by the owners, the proposed construction will create a “bank barn” style structure.
A sketch of the barn planned for 70 Barnegat Road, submitted to the town.
“We will be way under on coverage and be able to be beyond the front yard setback,” the owners say. “Our main reason for requesting the variance is that due to the sloping lot, we will not meet the mean height requirement. We feel that the proposed building will not be of any impact on our neighbors and we are hopeful that the board will agree.”
A sketch of the barn planned for 70 Barnegat Road, submitted to the town.
It was not immediately clear from plans submitted to the town what would be the exact square footage of the barn.
The ZBA meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 in the Sturgess Room at the New Canaan Nature Center’s Visitors Center.
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