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.
28 items across 3 meetings.
June 1, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Procedural opening; attendees advised meeting is recorded.
• Status unclear
Routine open-meeting compliance statement.
• Status unclear
Roll call and quorum check.
📋 Proposed
Routine agenda approval.
📋 Proposed
Approval of May 4, 2026 meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Routine invoice approval.
• Status unclear
Open public comment on matters not listed on this agenda.
💬 Discussed
Pre-application discussion of a possible variance request at 238 Munroe Hill Road; no formal vote expected at this stage.
📋 Proposed
Board may vote on recommending a new member to fill a ZBA seat.
📋 Proposed
Board may vote to adopt an updated ZBA application form.
• Status unclear
Meeting close.
May 4, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Quorum declared with four members present; agenda approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Minutes approved 2-0-2 with a correction: Kyle Rogers was elevated from associate to full member, not 'as an associate member.'
✅ Approved
No invoices reported; no action taken.
💬 Discussed
Owners of 238 Munroe Hill Rd. seek a variance from the 40-foot setback to build a detached garage ~1–2 ft. from the property line on a topographically constrained lot; board scheduled an informal site visit for May 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM before any formal application.
📍 238 Munroe Hill Road, Carlisle, MA
✅ Approved
ZBA voted 4-0 to support Article 23, which replaces the longstanding 50% numeric expansion cap on nonconforming structures with a 'not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood' standard, aligning with state law but introducing more subjectivity in ZBA decisions.
💬 Discussed
Board will submit a recruitment notice to the Carlisle Mosquito after a prior Town Newsletter notice drew no applicants.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned 4-0.
May 4, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting opened; attendees notified it is being recorded.
• Status unclear
Procedural compliance statement read into the record.
• Status unclear
Roll call taken and quorum confirmed.
📋 Proposed
Agenda approved as presented.
📋 Proposed
Minutes from March 2, 2026 meeting up for acceptance.
📋 Proposed
Routine invoice approval.
• Status unclear
Open public comment on matters not listed on this agenda.
💬 Discussed
Preliminary discussion of a possible variance application at 238 Munroe Hill Road — no formal decision expected, but signals a future hearing.
📋 Proposed
ZBA will vote on articles coming before Annual Town Meeting; specific articles not listed in agenda.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.