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.
22 items across 5 meetings.
June 17, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Opening of joint summit of the Select Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals.
📍 Senior Center, 25 Stone St
📋 Proposed
Review of the town's long-range planning efforts, coming up June 17.
📋 Proposed
Updates from Land Use & Community Services staff.
📋 Proposed
Walk-through of all potential Town Meeting articles under consideration.
📋 Proposed
Discussion of articles proposed for the 2027 Special Town Meeting.
📋 Proposed
Open discussion among the boards.
📋 Proposed
Presentation on Green Communities (state energy/sustainability program) by consultant Kim Lundgren Associates.
June 8, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Coming up June 8: New England Home for the Deaf/Winn Development seeks to change a special permit condition so Danvers-resident leasing preference applies only during initial lease-up (subject to approval) instead of in perpetuity, citing fair-housing rules.
📍 154 & 170 Water Street, Map 67, Lots 001 & 001A
📋 Proposed
Coming up June 8: request to build a single-family home on a 10,000 sq ft lot where 30,000 is required, plus an appeal of the building commissioner's permit denial.
📍 8 Fairview Street (R-3), Map 030 Lot 024
📋 Proposed
Coming up June 8: King family seeks a finding to build a garage/shed encroaching into the side setback at 6.9 feet where 20 feet is required.
📍 69 Centre Street (R-2), Map 41 Lot 161
📋 Proposed
Coming up June 8: request to build a shed 7.5 feet from the side property line where 8 feet is required.
📍 9 Lawrence Street (R-1), Map 51 Lot 221
📋 Proposed
Coming up June 8: request to build an accessory building closer to front property lines (6.9 feet on Endicott, 7.1 feet on Appleton) than the 50 feet required.
📍 34 Endicott Street (Danversport-Industrial), Map 64 Lot 140
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
May 11, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 11: variance request for signage totaling 249 square feet where 234 is allowed by-right; filed by Sign Design Inc.
📍 100 Independence Way
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 11: New England Home for the Deaf/Winn Development seeks to change resident-preference at this housing from 'in perpetuity' to only the initial lease-up period, per Fair Housing rules.
📍 154 & 170 Water Street
April 13, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes from the February 11, 2026 meeting accepted, 5–0.
✅ Approved
ZBA unanimously approved swapping the prior restaurant non-conforming use for a by-appointment recording studio, with hours capped at 9 AM–8 PM and sign lighting off one hour after closing.
📍 20 Water Street, Danvers
💬 Discussed
A 2024-approved single-family-to-duplex conversion was built with two front doors and a different roofline than approved; the board reached consensus to allow the structure as built, citing multi-department miscommunication, but warned future exterior changes must return to ZBA.
📍 41 Hobart Street, Danvers
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM, 5–0.
April 13, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Coming up April 13: check-in on a Special Permit to convert the existing circa-1900 single-family home into two dwelling units.
📍 41 Hobart Street
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 13: request to swap a pre-existing non-conforming restaurant use for a recording studio, with no building footprint changes.
📍 20 Water Street