Zoning Board (ZBA)
Grants exceptions to local zoning rules — for example, allowing a building that's slightly too close to a property line. Their decisions can be appealed to court within 20 days.
26 items across 8 meetings.
June 4, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Applicant is withdrawing its request for a mixed-use commercial space plus two second-floor apartments at 15 Moody Street; hearing continued only to allow withdrawal without prejudice.
📍 15 Moody Street, Map 94 Lot 215
📋 Proposed
Owner seeks a special permit to add a front farmers porch and rear addition to a pre-existing non-conforming home, heard June 4.
📍 18 Kennedy Road, Map-Block-Parcel 50
📋 Proposed
Comprehensive permit sought under 40B (affordable-housing law) for a 58-unit, age-restricted (55+), single-story rental community on 5.2 acres on Depot Street's west side.
📍 46 Depot Street, Map 44 Lot 30
📋 Proposed
Approval of April 2 and May 7, 2026 minutes.
May 7, 2026 · minutes
❌ Denied
Special permit denied for a battery energy storage system (BESS) on the former wool-mill/DPW site, with the board citing neighborhood character and proximity to wetlands and the Charles River; one member opposed.
📍 26 Pearl Street
🔄 Postponed
Owner wants to convert vacant commercial space to an apartment; hearing continued to June 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. to involve the Building Commissioner.
📍 15 Moody Street
✅ Approved
Kennel special permit for 6 dogs renewed unanimously after Animal Control confirmed no issues over the past year.
📍 109 Patricia Drive
✅ Approved
Meeting closed at 8:52 p.m.
May 7, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on a special permit for a battery energy storage facility on the ~20.8-acre industrial property at 26 Pearl Street (Map 4 Lot 60), a use not currently listed in the bylaw.
📍 26 Pearl Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing on Moody Street LLC's special permit to allow commercial space plus two second-floor apartments at 15 Moody Street (Map 94 Lot 215).
📍 15 Moody Street
📋 Proposed
Renewal of a special permit allowing 6 dogs at 109 Patricia Drive.
📍 109 Patricia Drive
April 2, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Zero Point Development proposes a 5-megawatt lithium-ion battery storage facility on 20.8 town-owned industrial acres; residents submitted a 200-signature opposition petition citing fire, smoke, flooding, and neighborhood-character concerns.
💰 Projected $37,000 annually in tax revenue; decommissioning bond required at end of 20-year life
📍 26 Pearl Street (Assessor's Map 4 Lot 60)
🔄 Postponed
Hearing continued to May 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM; applicant must provide site illustrations, traffic, utility, and neighborhood-impact analysis, and board members will do staked site walks.
📍 26 Pearl Street
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved; Coehlo and Shamas abstained as absent.
✅ Approved
Board voted to accept a typographical correction to its Prospect Hill decision.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 pm.
April 2, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on a special permit to allow a battery energy storage facility on the 20.8-acre industrial property at 26 Pearl Street (Map 4, Lot 60), a use not currently listed in zoning bylaws.
📍 26 Pearl Street
📋 Proposed
Approving prior meeting minutes.
💬 Discussed
Board to review and decide on the Prospect Hill Village matter.
March 26, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Board voted unanimously to open the meeting.
🗳️ Voted on
Applicant Petrozzi challenged conditions attached to a Development Plan Approval; Town Counsel confirmed the Planning Board has authority to impose conditions, and ZBA voted unanimously to uphold the Planning Board's decision. A related Special Permit denial is pending in Superior Court.
✅ Approved
Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 7:00 PM.
March 26, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued appeal of a Planning Board approval for the Prospect Village project off Lake Street and Prospect Street; petitioner is Wall Street Development Corp.
📍 Lake Street and Prospect Street; Assessor Map 69 Lot 87, Map 65 Lots 20, 22, 22-01, 22-021
• Status unclear
Next meeting scheduled for April 2, 2026.
March 19, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 19: appeal of a Planning Board approval (Section 240-16.B.(3)) for property off Lake Street and Prospect Street, filed by Wall Street Development Corp.
📍 Off Lake Street and Prospect Street; Map 69 Lot 87, Map 65 Lots 20, 22, 22-01, 22-021
• Status unclear
Next meeting scheduled April 2, 2026.