Zoning Board of Appeals · September 25, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Zoning Board of Appeals
The ZBA approved a Comprehensive Permit decision for 276–278–280 Main St. with added conditions (including a 6-foot perimeter fence set one foot from the property line), and granted a variance for an addition at 15 Third St.
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Key decisions
Approved draft Comprehensive Permit decision for 276-278-280 Main St. with added stipulations that the perimeter fence be 6 feet high and set one foot from the property line.
Approved variance request for 15 Third St. based on hardship findings (topography/lot shape).
Agenda
Continued Hearings
1. 276-278-280 Main Street
Housing Support Inc. seeks a Comprehensive Permit under Chapter 40B to construct eight one‑bedroom rental units in four single‑story duplexes plus a 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 and the existing 21 affordable units on site will remain.
New Hearings
1. 17 Fourth Street
James McDonagh filed a Special Permit application on behalf of owner Nash Osgood to construct a right‑side addition to a pre‑existing non‑conforming single‑family home on a pre‑existing non‑conforming lot at 17 Fourth Street (Map 71 Lot 62) pursuant to Section IX.B and VI.B of the Amesbury Zoning Ordinance. Due to a legal notice issue, this application will not be opened until the October 23, 2025 ZBA agenda.
New Hearings
3. 15 Third Street
Yann Oliveira filed Special Permit and Variance applications on behalf of owner John Faulkner to construct a front addition to a pre‑existing non‑conforming single‑family home on a pre‑existing non‑conforming lot at 15 Third Street (Map 82 Lot 82) pursuant to Section IX.B and VI.B of the Amesbury Zoning Ordinance.
New Hearings
4. 282 Lions Mouth Road
Tracy Turmelle filed Special Permit and Variance applications on behalf of owners Douglas and Donna MacDonald to construct a rear addition to a pre‑existing non‑conforming single‑family home on a pre‑existing non‑conforming lot at 282 Lions Mouth Road (Map 47 Lot 15) pursuant to Section IX.B and VI.B of the Amesbury Zoning Ordinance. Due to a legal notice issue, this application will not be opened until the October 23, 2025 ZBA agenda.