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.
37 items across 9 meetings.
May 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Hearing coming up May 27 on a request to allow building a second floor above an existing structure at 25 West Hodges Street.
📍 25 West Hodges Street
📋 Proposed
Hearing coming up May 27 on a variance to allow a shed one foot from the neighboring property line at 111 King Philip Road.
📍 111 King Philip Road
📋 Proposed
Board to consider a regulatory agreement for the Island Brook development on May 27.
📍 Island Brook
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of bills and warrants.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior minutes.
📋 Proposed
Discussion of upcoming meeting dates.
April 22, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 22: board takes up a regulatory agreement for the Island Brook development.
📍 Island Brook
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 22: applicant Steven Manni seeks a finding to build a single-family home on an undersized lot, owned by Old Colony Habitat for Humanity.
📍 0 Island Road
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 22: applicant Gosmao Goncalves seeks a finding to renovate and expand the existing single-family home; owner Paul Mann.
📍 133 Lincoln Street
📋 Proposed
Routine items: bills and warrants, approval of minutes, and meeting dates.
March 18, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
April 15, 2026 meeting rescheduled to April 22 at 7:00 p.m. due to attendance conflicts; future dates set for May 27 and June 24.
✅ Approved
Board approved a backlog of 2023 minutes spanning January through September, with Mr. Ferguson abstaining on most as he was absent from those meetings.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
March 18, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine review of bills and payments coming up March 18.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Board to set upcoming meeting dates.
February 11, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Approved a 567 sq. ft. addition (dining room, bathroom, master bedroom) on a pre-existing nonconforming R-80 lot, granting relief from the 25% lot-coverage limit.
📍 21 Kingsley Road
🔄 Postponed
Minutes acknowledged but deferred to the March 18 meeting.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
February 11, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Applicant Margaret Gorman seeks approval for a 567 sq ft addition exceeding 25% of current living space; hearing to be continued to a February date set at the meeting.
📍 21 Kingsley Road
• Status unclear
Routine review of bills and warrants.
• Status unclear
Routine approval of prior minutes.
• Status unclear
Setting upcoming meeting dates.
January 30, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes from 12 Mar, 07 May, 09 July, and 20 August 2025 unanimously approved.
💬 Discussed
Lots of potential developments coming to the VC/VCC (village center) district, and the Open Space Committee aims to make Shore Way accessible to the public this summer.
📍 VC/VCC district; Shore Way
💬 Discussed
EDC plans two business socials a year and will invite the Select Board; first event was a success.
💬 Discussed
Three new state marijuana social-consumption license types are now available, but Norton's zoning bylaws would need updating to allow them.
💬 Discussed
No discussion on these standing topics at this meeting.
January 14, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Hearing on Margaret Gorman's application for 21 Kingsley Road (owners Tim and Carey Stone) continued to February 11, 2026 because the required newspaper notice wasn't published in time.
📍 21 Kingsley Road
✅ Approved
Board scheduled upcoming meetings for February 11, March 18, and April 15.
💬 Discussed
Board reviewed minutes the Clerk flagged as missing, confirming some 2020, 2024, and 2025 records; additional 2023 minutes still need to be located.
✅ Approved
Approved July–October 2025 minutes unanimously and November 2025 minutes with one abstention.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
January 14, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Hearing on a 567 sq ft addition exceeding 25% of current living space at 21 Kingsley Road; applicant Margaret Gorman, being continued to a February date set at the meeting.
📍 21 Kingsley Road
• Status unclear
Routine review of bills and warrants.
• Status unclear
Routine approval of prior minutes.
• Status unclear
Setting upcoming meeting dates.