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Kinahan homeowners seek a Finding to build a two-story addition 25.4 ft. from the rear property line, where 30 ft. is required; property is Residence B, Assessors Plan 2065 Lot 4.

Variance sought to build an ~863 sq. ft. addition with a 5.1–5.2 ft. side yard setback where 10 ft. is required; Assessors Plan 1087 Lot 91, Residence B zone.

Variance sought to build a 24×24 ft. (576 sq. ft.) addition at a 4–4.6 ft. northeastern side yard where 10 ft. is required; Assessors Plan 3064 Lot 8H, Residence B zone.

Atlanta Real Estate Holdings LLC seeks multiple variances — building height, building coverage, lot coverage, and open space — to demolish and reconstruct a commercial structure on 5.068 acres in the Highway Business District.

Board visits 115 Richard Road (Thomas S. Rooney, applicant) for observational purposes only; no public access, testimony, or votes — full hearing to follow separately.

Board visits 695 Commercial Street (Rosanna Aiello, applicant) for observational purposes only; no public access, testimony, or votes — full hearing to follow separately.

Approved Finding and Variance for a 704 sq ft two-story addition (two-car garage plus living space) encroaching into front yard (13.3 ft, 20 ft required) and rear yard (3.4 ft, 30 ft required) setbacks; corner lot's narrow 10-ft private road cited as hardship.

Continued to May 18, 2026 after a May 15 site visit; board questioned hardship for 863 sq ft addition encroaching on side yard setback (5.1–5.2 ft, 10 ft required), as no hardships appeared on the certified plot plan.

Approved Variance for a 540 sq ft two-story addition (two-car garage plus bedroom) encroaching into front yard setback (13.27–13.56 ft, 20 ft required); corner lot shape and topography cited as hardship.

Continued to May 18, 2026 after a May 15 site visit; board questioned whether hardship was adequately established for a 576 sq ft garage addition encroaching into side yard setback (4–4.6 ft, 10 ft required).

Approved Variance to build a new single-family dwelling with two-car garage on a 12,354 sq ft lot (15,000 sq ft required); previous home was destroyed by fire and demolished under court order, with conditions to convert existing garage to shed and remove extended driveway.

Eugene Gallagher seeks a Finding and Variance to build a 704 sq. ft. two-story addition with front setback of 13.3 ft. (20 ft. required) and rear setback of 3.4 ft. (30 ft. required).

Thomas Rooney seeks a Variance to build an 863 sq. ft. addition with a side yard setback of 5.1–5.2 ft., where 10 ft. is required.

Jason DesLauriers and Melissa Reynolds seek a Variance to build a 540 sq. ft. two-story addition with a front setback of 13.27–13.56 ft., where 20 ft. is required.

Paul Lonardo-Roy and Gail Ryan seek a Finding to add a second story within the northern side yard at 9.1–9.4 ft., where 10 ft. is required; property is in the Watershed Protection Overlay District.

Jim Chen (JCBT Architect) seeks a Variance to build a new single-family house on a vacant 12,354 sq. ft. lot, where 15,000 sq. ft. is required.

Variances approved 3-0 to convert a vacant commercial building into 8 small residential units (370–590 sq ft), with 1 affordable unit required as a condition.

Variance approved 3-0 to split the existing lot into two buildable lots; undersized Lot 7 at 9,866 sq ft (43,560 sq ft required) matches surrounding neighborhood lot sizes.

Variances approved 3-0 to build a single-family home on an undersized vacant lot (8,000 sq ft, 80 ft wide vs. 43,560 sq ft and 100 ft required), with a landscaping buffer condition for rear abutters.

Variances approved 3-0 (Vice-Chair recused) to legalize an existing third unit, converting a two-family dwelling to a three-unit multifamily that reportedly operated as such for 50+ years.

Returning case; day care applicants seek variances for lot coverage, open space, and parking under the Dover Amendment (state law protecting educational uses) on an 18,070 sq. ft. Residence B/Watershed Overlay lot.

Applicant seeks variances for minimum lot area, open space per unit, and density to convert an existing commercial structure into an 8-unit residential building on a 15,112 sq. ft. General Business/Residence B lot.

Applicants seek a variance to divide a 17,866 sq. ft. Watershed Overlay/Residence B lot into two buildable lots; proposed Lot 7 would be 9,866 sq. ft. vs. the 43,560 sq. ft. required.

Same applicants as #26-08 seek variances to build a single-family home on an 8,000 sq. ft. lot with 80 ft. width, where 43,560 sq. ft. and 100 ft. are required, in the Watershed Overlay District.

Applicant seeks variances for lot size, frontage, open space, density, and driveway spacing to convert an existing two-family dwelling into a three-unit multifamily on a 6,343 sq. ft. General Business lot.