Zoning Board Reviews Seven Housing Proposals
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The board approved four applications and continued three others to October 6, 2025. Approved projects include new housing at 22 Commonwealth Avenue and 74 Summerhill Avenue, a detached garage at 36A Barrows Road, and retroactive approval for a carport at 10 Trahan Avenue; each approval received a 5-0 vote, with one recusal on the Trahan Avenue vote.
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What this means
Three larger or more contested housing proposals were not decided: four attached homes at 14 Emery Street, a four-unit building at 304 Lovell Street, and a new lot at 80 Prudential Road were continued for additional review. Board members requested information including alternatives to the Emery Street density, tree retention and improved plans at Lovell Street, and a proposed house plan for Prudential Road. The board approved the remaining four applications with conditions, recommendations, or waivers.
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- Continued the 14 Emery Street hearing to October 6, 2025, on a 5-0 vote after concerns that the proposed four attached homes were too dense for the site and neighborhood.
- Continued the 304 Lovell Street hearing to October 6, 2025, on a 5-0 vote; the applicant was asked to provide enhanced architectural plans and identify trees to be retained or removed.
- Approved the 22 Commonwealth Avenue application on a 5-0 vote, allowing division into two lots and construction of a single-family dwelling on the new lot, with staff recommendations and condition changes.
- Approved the 36A Barrows Road application on a 5-0 vote, allowing a 27-foot-tall, approximately 1,500-square-foot detached garage in the front yard, with conditions, recommendations, and waivers.
- Approved the 10 Trahan Avenue application on a 5-0 vote, with Shannon Campaniello recused, granting retroactive relief for an approximately 396-square-foot front-yard carport subject to conditions, recommendations, and waivers.
- Approved the 74 Summerhill Avenue application on a 5-0 vote, allowing a new lot and proposed single-family dwelling with amended conditions, recommendations, and waivers; engineered plans may be required because staff identified potential disturbance of slopes greater than 15%.
- Continued the 80 Prudential Road hearing to October 6, 2025, on a 5-0 vote so the applicant can provide a plan for the proposed dwelling on the new lot.
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