# 255 Mamaroneck Road · Zoning Board of Appeals case 2026-29

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Scarsdale Zoning Board of Appeals. Recorded case history; incomplete coverage.

## 2026-09-09: Approved with conditions

Code sections cited in application: 158.
Extracted conditions: 1. The requested variance will not create an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood because there is an existing 7-foot-high fence along the same property boundary and the fence will be screened on the neighbor’s side. - 9 -

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> The application of the Westchester Reform Temple for an Area Variance pursuant to Chapter 158 of the Village Code to install a 7-foot-high fence at 255 Mamaroneck Road identified on the Village tax map as Sec. 19, Blk 03, Lot 2A1. Case #29-2026

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> The application of the Westchester Reform Temple for an Area Variance pursuant to Chapter 158 ofthe Village Code to install a 7-foot-high fence at 255 Mamaroneck Road identified on the Village tax map as Sec. 19, Blk 03, Lot 2A1. Case #29-2026

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> Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes September 9, 2026 Bu Westchester Reform Temple 255 Mamaroneck Road Sec. 19, Blk. 03, Lot 2A1 Area Variance — Fence Height The Board considered the application of the Westchester Reform Temple, Case #29 of 2026, for an Area Variance pursuant to Chapter 158 ofthe Village Code to exceed the allowable fence height to construct a seven-foot-high fence at 255 Mamaroneck Road, and upon motion duly made and seconded, adopted the following resolution: WHEREAS: The Board has considered the subject application pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and Chapter 152 of the Village Code; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That after careful examination of the site and evaluation of the information submitted with the application, the Board determined that such application, the granting ofan area variance is a Type IJ action pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.5(c) (17); and no further environmental review is required pursuant to said regulations; and WHEREAS: The property is located in the A-2 (20,000 sq. ft.) zoning district, is shown in the Assessor’s records as 8.52 acres and 371,131 sq. ft. (352,000 s. ft. quadrilateral) on the submitted lot coverage form; and WHEREAS: The property is improved with a Synagogue; and WHEREAS: Chapter 158 of the Village Code regulates maximum fence height; and WHEREAS: The applicant is proposing a seven-foot-high fence where four feet high is the maximum allowable, a three foot or a 75% Variance request; and WHEREAS: The Board members are familiar with the site and the materials in the application; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the application of the Westchester Reform Temple, Case #29 of 2026, for an Area Variance pursuant to Chapter 158 ofthe Village Code to exceed the allowable fence height to construct a seven-foot-high fence at 255 Mamaroneck Road, as shown on the undated submitted survey that depicts the proposed fence from the southeast property line in red that meets the existing 6 foot high fence, depicted in green, and all related submission materials be approved based on the following findings and conditions: 1. The requested variance will not create an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood because there is an existing 7-foot-high fence along the same property boundary and the fence will be screened on the neighbor’s side. - 9 -