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.
24 items across 4 meetings.
May 7, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Historical Commission Chair Anne Reitmayer and member Geoff Sauter flagged concerns about the historic house and schoolhouse at 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street.
📍 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street
🗳️ Voted on
Applicant withdrew request for a special permit to operate a commercial kennel (up to 6 dogs); under Bylaw §185-54(C)&(D), any new application on the same subject within 2 years will be automatically denied.
📍 6 Village Hill Road
✅ Approved
Board unanimously approved a special permit for nonconforming use of buildings and land, substantially similar to the expired December 2021 permit; demolition limited to two historically insignificant cottages, with future work on the house and schoolhouse subject to Historical Commission review.
📍 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street
✅ Approved
Minutes of the April 7, 2026 meeting approved as presented.
✅ Approved
ZBA application fees raised from $150 (unchanged since at least 2001) to $400 for residential permits/variances and $2,000 + $100 per unit for 40B (affordable-housing law) permits, pending Selectmen approval.
💰 Residential: $150 → $400; 40B: $2,000 + $100/unit
💬 Discussed
Associate Member Nancy Greene volunteered to lead ZBA's adoption of Open.Gov, a platform letting residents and boards track application status.
💬 Discussed
Draft regulations formalizing ZBA procedures are pending; attorney was ill, work to resume once rescheduled.
🗳️ Voted on
Meeting adjourned.
May 7, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Open public comment period at meeting start.
🔄 Postponed
Alexander Kaplan has withdrawn his Special Permit application to operate a commercial kennel; hearing is cancelled.
📍 5 Village Hill Road, Dover, MA
📋 Proposed
Board will finalize terms of the Special Permit approved in concept April 9, 2026, allowing relocation and reconstruction of pre-existing non-conforming structures on Parcel 7-26-0.
📍 15, 17, 19 Strawberry Hill Street, Dover, MA (Parcel 7-26-0)
💬 Discussed
Board will discuss switching to OpenGov for permit applications, adding procedural rules, raising application fees from their 2001 levels, and recent Town Meeting articles.
💰 Fee schedule increase from 2001 levels (amounts not specified)
April 9, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Historical Commission chair Anne Reitmeyer previewed comments on 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street ahead of the hearing; no other citizens spoke.
📍 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street
🔄 Postponed
ZBA approved in concept Zeal Dover LLC's plan to build a 15-stall show-horse barn and replace two deteriorated cottages with a 2-bedroom manager's house; final written decision to be issued at the May 7 meeting.
📍 15-19 Strawberry Hill Street, Parcel 7-26-0
✅ Approved
Two-year short-term rental permit (May 10, 2026–May 9, 2028) approved for owners Amberly and Gregory Karelitz with strict conditions: AirBnB platform required, no parties/pets/smoking/marijuana, no on-street parking, and a 180-day-per-year cap.
📍 23 Church Street, Map/Parcel 11-29
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved as presented.
💬 Discussed
The $150 ZBA application fee, unchanged since 2001, will be raised; no new amount set yet — further review ongoing.
💰 Current fee $150 (set in 2001); increase pending, amount TBD
💬 Discussed
Chimento's draft regulations to formalize existing practices and address electronic communication/privacy will go to town counsel before a public hearing.
• Status unclear
Novo Builds LLC withdrew its variance application for 7 Stagecoach Lane; the previously scheduled January 22 hearing was cancelled.
📍 7 Stagecoach Lane
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned.
April 9, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Open public comment period at the start of the remote meeting.
📋 Proposed
Zeal Dover, LLC seeks a special permit (Bylaw §185-52) to relocate and rebuild pre-existing non-conforming structures at 15/17/19 Strawberry Hill Street — similar to a 2021 permit that has since expired.
📍 15, 17, 19 Strawberry Hill Street, Dover, MA (Parcel 7-26-0)
📋 Proposed
Amberly and Gregory Karelitz request a special permit (Bylaw §185-52) to allow short-term rentals of their home at 23 Church Street, subject to Board conditions.
📍 23 Church Street, Dover, MA (Map and Parcel 11-29)
📋 Proposed
Board will approve prior minutes, discuss draft new ZBA regulations, and compare Dover's fee schedule against neighboring towns.