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ZBA Roundup: Officials OK Variances for Second-Story Addition, Deck on 1905-Built Green Avenue Home

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The owner of an Orchard Drive home told officials Monday that he’s found a way to work with a neighbor who had voiced opposition to his plan to install an aboveground oil tank within the side yard setback. So long as the tank at 100 Orchard Drive is painted and housed within an enclosure that’s less than six feet high, the opposing neighbor is OK with it, Michael Abrahams told the Zoning Board of Appeals at their regular meeting, held in the Sturgess Room at the New Canaan Nature Center. Abrahams said he spoke to his neighbor on the phone but had no documentation of their exchange. ZBA Secretary Jeanne Rozel said she would be more comfortable if the board had something written from the neighbor, and the item was continued to a future meeting. During its Aug.