Zoning Board of Appeals

ZBA approved a package of waivers for the Housing Support comprehensive permit at 276, 278, and 280 Main St after reviewing site drainage, setbacks, parking, fencing, and tree preservation issues. The board also approved a variance for an addition and one-car garage at 9 Lake Attitash Road.

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Key decisions

Approved requested waivers for the Housing Support comprehensive permit covering 276, 278, and 280 Main St (Exhibit A of the draft decision).

Approved 3-1

Approved the variance application for 9 Lake Attitash Road to permit a residential addition and one-car garage as presented.

Approved 5-0

Agenda

Continued Hearings

1. 276-278-280 Main Street (Housing Support Inc.)

Housing Support Inc. requests a Comprehensive Permit under Chapter 40B (MGL) to construct 8 one-bedroom rental units in four single-story duplexes plus a single-story maintenance/administration building on a 20,146 SF portion of the 1.5-acre site at 276-278-280 Main Street (Map 77 Lot 41) in the R-20 zoning district; all proposed units to be deed-restricted for low/moderate income. Plan by Millenium Engineering, Inc., dated June 20, 2024. Existing 21 affordable units on site will remain.

New Hearings

1. 9 Lake Attitash Road (Variance for addition & garage)

Frederick Levasseur on behalf of owner Andrew Knox files a Variance under Section IX Paragraph B and Section VI.B of the Amesbury Zoning Ordinance to construct an addition and add a garage on the left side of a pre-existing non-conforming structure on a pre-existing non-conforming lot at 9 Lake Attitash Road (Map 71 Lot 79).