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.
12 items across 3 meetings.
June 4, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
CHOICE and SCG Development Partners seek a 40B (affordable-housing law) Comprehensive Permit to demolish the existing Chelmsford Housing Authority complex and build 96 new all-affordable senior (62+) rental units.
📍 1 Smith Street, Chelmsford, MA
🔄 Postponed
23-unit 40B proposal (7 single-family + 16 townhouses, 6 affordable) is continued without discussion while the Town's interlocutory appeal of a state safe-harbor ruling remains pending.
📍 243 Riverneck Road, Parcel ID: Map 74, Block 275, Lot 9
📋 Proposed
Board to vote on approving three sets of draft ZBA meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next ZBA meeting is July 9, 2026.
June 1, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting called to order at 5:00 PM.
📍 50 Billerica Road, Meeting Room 200
📋 Proposed
Closed-door session to discuss litigation strategy on two Housing Appeals Committee cases (Nos. 2025-05 and 2025-09) involving 243 Riverneck LLC vs. Chelmsford ZBA; votes may be taken.
📍 243 Riverneck Road area
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourns.
May 7, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Preliminary review only for a proposed variance at 2 Lemire Court; no detail on the nature of relief provided in the agenda.
📍 2 Lemire Court, Chelmsford
📋 Proposed
Owner seeks a 'reasonableness' finding to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that would exceed allowed lot coverage by 0.8% and floor-area ratio (FAR) by 0.08 on a 0.23-acre RB-District lot (Map 18, Blk 70, Lot 13).
📍 148 Groton Road, Chelmsford
🔄 Postponed
23-unit 40B (affordable-housing law) proposal — 7 for-sale single-family homes and 16 rental townhouses, 6 affordable — is stayed without discussion while the Town's interlocutory appeal of a state safe-harbor ruling is pending.
📍 243 Riverneck Road, Chelmsford (Map 74, Blk 275, Lot 9)
📋 Proposed
Board to approve draft minutes from the January 8 and February 5, 2026 meetings.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next meeting June 4, 2026.