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Zoning board approves several property changes

WarehamMar 11, 20262 min read

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The board approved multiple zoning requests, including variances for 307 Onset Avenue, a fitness and martial arts facility at 3042 Cranberry Highway, and a major modification for 20 Longwood Avenue. It also continued the proposed 20-unit West Street Estates project to May 13, 2026, while requiring additional drainage, design, and emergency-access information.

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Several property owners received approvals, including permission to use 3042 Cranberry Highway for a fitness and martial arts facility and to modify the approved design at 20 Longwood Avenue. The board approved revised plans for 307 Onset Avenue with a maximum floor-area ratio of 28% and relief for an undersized lot. The 20-unit West Street Estates proposal was not decided and will return after outstanding technical and emergency-access issues are addressed.

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Issued a conditional full certificate of completion for 176 Main Street, requiring installation of the remaining 6-foot stockade fence by May 15, 2026; approved 5-0-0.
Approved a minor modification for the generator platform and raised air-conditioning unit at 10 13th Street; approved 5-0-0.
Approved a minor modification at 8 6th Street to change the structure’s orientation and move it three feet forward; approved 4-0-1, with the chair abstaining.
Approved correction of the 15 South Boulevard decision so it accurately describes construction of a new dwelling; approved 5-0-0.
Continued the 17 Atlantic Avenue special-permit and variance hearing to March 25, 2026; approved 5-0-0.
Approved variances for 307 Onset Avenue based on revised plans with a maximum 28% floor-area ratio and an undersized lot; approved 5-0-0.
Continued the proposed 20-unit West Street Estates comprehensive-permit project at 4 West Street to May 13, 2026; approved 5-0-0.
Granted a use variance for a fitness and martial arts facility at 3042 Cranberry Highway; approved 5-0-0.
Determined that a three-foot landscape zone was not required at 2 East Boulevard and granted a special permit waiving the screening fence, subject to standard conditions; approved 4-1-0.
Approved a major modification and 35% floor-area-ratio special permit for the revised two-story house at 20 Longwood Avenue; approved 5-0-0.

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