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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.

54 items across 10 meetings.

July 21, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine meeting opening.
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on a variance to build a carport with a 20.5-ft front yard setback where 30 ft is required; Map/Parcel 006/115, R-1 zone.
📍 2 Jewell Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing on a Finding (board determination that changes won't worsen neighborhood) to add rear and front/side additions to a pre-existing nonconforming structure; Map/Parcel 007/076, R-1 zone.
📍 433 Elm Street
📋 Proposed
Variance sought to build a single-family home, septic system, and well on a nonconforming vacant parcel adjacent to Greenwood Lake island; Map/Parcel 002/366, R-1 zone.
📍 1769 West Street
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting close; next ZBA meeting August 18, 2026.
June 16, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📋 Proposed
Edward & Loretta Martin seek a variance to build a carport with a 20.5-ft front setback where 30 ft is required; Map/Parcel 006/115, R1 zone.
📍 2 Jewell Street, Assessor's Map/Parcel 006/115
📋 Proposed
Lisa Martin & Carole Dutchka seek a Finding to demolish a nonconforming garage (10.5-ft setback) and build a new one at 20.9 ft, closer to the required 30 ft; Map/Parcels 029/059, R2 zone.
📍 381 Willow Street, Assessor's Map/Parcels 029/059
📋 Proposed
Taylor & Jordan Sjoberg seek a variance for a garage with a 15-ft rear setback where 30 ft is required; Map/Parcel 027/002, R3 zone.
📍 35 Spring Street, Assessor's Map/Parcel 027/002
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Meeting close; next ZBA meeting July 21, 2026.
May 19, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Owners sought variances to carve a new buildable single-family lot (10-foot side setback) and let an existing shed stay 3.8 feet from the line; Board doubted the hardship, so applicants withdrew without prejudice.
📍 126 Union Street; Assessors Map/Parcel 027/003
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:36 pm; next meeting June 16, 2026.
May 19, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine call to order at 7:00 PM.
🔄 Postponed
Two variances sought to split 126 Union St. (R-3 zone) into a new buildable lot for a single-family home with garage: one reducing the 15-ft side-yard setback and one allowing an existing shed to remain at 3.8 ft instead of the required 5 ft.
📍 126 Union Street, Assessors Map/Parcel 027/003
📋 Proposed
Review and approve prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned; next ZBA meeting June 16, 2026.
April 28, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Crugnale Properties withdrew (without prejudice) its variance request to demolish and rebuild a mixed-use building with reduced parking; an abutter had filed opposition.
📍 111 North Main Street (Map/Parcel 024/043)
🔄 Postponed
Continued to May 19: owners seek to split the lot to build a single-family home for Mr. Lynch's mother, but the four-member board struggled to find the required hardship.
📍 126 Union Street (Map/Parcel 027/003)
✅ Approved
Approved a variance allowing an attached two-car garage at 11.8-foot setback (25 required), citing the lot's steep slope, rock ledge, and orientation as hardship.
📍 72 Patty's Road (Map/Parcel 039/306)
✅ Approved
Approved a finding to add a front porch to a pre-existing nonconforming 1950s house, deemed not more detrimental and an improvement to the neighborhood.
📍 99 Lakeview Road (Map/Parcels 004/040 and 004/039)
✅ Approved
Approved as amended (a name correction).
✅ Approved
Board agreed to raise the application fee to $300 and charge applicants $2 per abutter mailing, as part of a Select Board–requested fee review.
💰 Application fee to $300; $2 per abutter mailing
April 28, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of meeting.
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on splitting 126 Union Street (Map/Parcel 027/003, R-3) to create a new buildable single-family lot, plus allowing an existing shed to stay at a 3.8-ft side yard instead of the required 5 ft.
📍 126 Union Street, Map/Parcel 027/003
📋 Proposed
Variance request to build an attached two-car garage at 72 Patty's Road (Map/Parcel 039/306, R-1) with an 11.8-ft side yard where 25 ft is required.
📍 72 Patty's Road, Map/Parcel 039/306
📋 Proposed
Finding sought to add a front porch to a pre-existing non-conforming structure at 99 Lakeview Road (Map/Parcels 004/040 & 004/039, R-1); board evaluates whether it's more detrimental to the neighborhood.
📍 99 Lakeview Road, Map/Parcels 004/040 and 004/039
📋 Proposed
Crugnale Properties seeks variances to demolish and replace an existing building at 111 North Main Street (Map/Parcel 024/043, B-2) with a new mixed-use building, reducing parking from 36 to 30 spaces plus 2 on-street, with under-building parking that doesn't fully meet dimensional requirements.
📍 111 North Main Street, Map/Parcel 024/043
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
ZBA will review and vote to recommend an updated application fee schedule to the Select Board.
💰 Fee changes TBD
• Status unclear
Meeting close; next ZBA meeting May 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM (subject to change).
March 17, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine call to order at 7:00 PM.
🔄 Postponed
Two variances sought to subdivide 126 Union Street (R-3 zone) and create a new single-family lot: one reducing the 15-ft side-yard setback for the new home, and one allowing an existing shed to remain at 3.8 ft instead of the required 5 ft.
📍 126 Union Street, Assessors Map/Parcel 027/003
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned; next ZBA meeting April 28, 2026 (in-person only, no virtual option).
February 24, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
The entire February 24, 2026 ZBA meeting was cancelled at 8:40 AM on the day of the meeting; next scheduled meeting is March 17, 2026.
📍 Town Hall Meeting Room 2 A/B
📋 Proposed
Two variances sought to subdivide 126 Union Street (R-3 zone) to create a new single-family building lot: one from the 15-ft side yard setback and one allowing an existing shed to remain at 3.8 ft (vs. 5-ft required).
📍 126 Union Street, Assessors Map/Parcel 027/003
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjournment.
January 20, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Approved finding allowing William and Katrin Hawkins to enclose porch/deck and add a second-story bedroom and bathroom within the existing footprint of their 1930 home.
📍 26 Shawmut Avenue (Map 24, Parcel 135), R3 zone
✅ Approved
Approved 15.1-foot side setback (25 required) for John and Jennifer McPherson to build a rear in-law addition for the owner's mother, constrained by septic and wetlands.
📍 12 Old Elm Street (Map 6, Parcel 117), R1 zone
❌ Denied
Denied 3-2 a variance for a 900-sq-ft detached accessory dwelling for elderly parents in the front yard; board feared setting a precedent for front-yard ADUs since a compliant rear location existed.
📍 137 Old Elm Street (Map 6, Parcel 31), R1 zone
✅ Approved
Approved variance letting the Currivan Family Trust split a 116,000-sq-ft parcel into three lots (only Lot 2 deficient in width) to create two new single-family lots near the high school.
📍 300 East Street (Map 11, Parcels 11/64), R2 zone
✅ Approved
Prior minutes approved 4-0-1.
💬 Discussed
February 24 and April 28 meetings will be in-person only in room 2A/B with no live or virtual viewing; March meeting stays in room 3A/B as normal.
January 20, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📋 Proposed
Hearing on allowing the Hawkins to expand accessible square footage of their existing non-conforming single-family home without increasing the non-conformity; Map/Parcel 024/135, R3 zone.
📍 26 Shawmut Avenue
📋 Proposed
Hearing on a variance to build an addition with a 15.1-ft side yard setback where 25 ft is required; Map/Parcel 006/117, R-1 zone.
📍 12 Old Elm Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing on a variance from lot-width requirements to subdivide and create two additional single-family lots at 300 East Street; Map/Parcel 025/011, R-2 zone.
📍 300 East Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing on a variance to add an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a lot with only 46 ft of frontage on a Scenic Road where 75 ft is required; Map/Parcel 006/031, R-1 zone.
📍 137 Old Elm Street
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting close.