Zoning Board of Appeals

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Zoning Board hearings include a Variance application for an addition at 9 Sanborn Terrace; a Special Permit for a massage‑therapy home occupation at 40 Merrimac Street; an appeal challenging the Building Commissioner’s determination about a commercial use at 102 Friend Street (rear); and a continued Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit hearing for a 95‑unit multifamily cottage rental project at 27 Kimball Road (25% deed‑restricted).

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Agenda

Minutes

8/27/26 Meeting Minutes

Review and approval of meeting minutes from August 27, 2026.

New Hearings

1. 9 Sanborn Terrace

Variance application to construct an addition to the back right side of a pre-existing nonconforming single-family home.

New Hearings

2. 40 Merrimac Street

Special Permit application to operate a massage therapy home occupation within an existing single-family home.

New Hearings

3. 5 Ellis Court (appeal re: 102 Friend Street - rear)

Appeal under G.L. c.40A §§8 and 15 challenging the August 11, 2026 determination that the commercial use at 102 Friend Street (rear) is a pre-existing nonconforming use and the decision not to take zoning enforcement action.

Continued Hearings

1. 27 Kimball Road

Comprehensive Permit application (M.G.L. Chapter 40B) to construct a 95‑unit multifamily cottage rental development on a 9.4-acre property; 25% of units to be deed‑restricted for low/moderate income.