This is the first of a series of videos that demonstrate that Teaneck’s land use boards appear to use completely different – far tighter –  criteria when Teaneck residents seek approval for tiny deviations from the zone rules that apply to their single-family residences than they do for plans by non-Teaneck developers requiring grossly zone-defying variances.

Very recently (December 2019) Teaneck’s Board of Adjustment approved for 100 State Street a new building application made by a non-Teaneck developer which was 7.5 times more dense & twice as high as the property’s zone allowed – and that grossly violated the required buffer on all four sides.

By contrast, In the video below, the applicant had gotten approval for a small variance for a deck for his house. But when the builder buttressed the foundation, he moved one side of the house 1 foot and 3 inches closer to the front than the plan allowed–though the home’s size remained unchanged.

Watch for nearly 30 minutes as on 3/5/20 the Board of Adjustment Chair & others grill/ridicule this resident’s attorney, architect & builder before the Board finally gives the Teaneck resident approval.