Zoning Board Approves Four Projects
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The board approved four development applications and amended a prior decision, all by 5-0 votes. Approved projects include a new lot at 80 Prudential Road, a three-family conversion at 353 Chandler Street, an eight-unit apartment conversion at 51 Illinois Street, and a garage with an accessory dwelling unit at 274 Wildwood Avenue; the 32 Canterbury Street landscaping proposal was continued to October 27 for an engineered plan.
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What this means
The decisions allow several housing and property changes, including an eight-unit apartment building with 12 parking spaces and a three-family home conversion. The board also approved dividing 80 Prudential Road into two lots and adding a four-bay garage with an approximately 896-square-foot accessory dwelling unit at 274 Wildwood Avenue. The proposed landscaping business and open storage at 32 Canterbury Street was not decided; the applicant must provide more detailed site plans and address neighborhood concerns.
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- Approved the 80 Prudential Road application to divide the property and create a second lot for a single-family dwelling, with conditions, recommendations, and waivers, by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved the 353 Chandler Street application to convert an existing two-family dwelling into a three-family dwelling, with amended conditions, recommendations, and waivers, by a 5-0 vote.
- Continued the 32 Canterbury Street hearing to October 27, 2025, so the applicant can submit an engineered plan for the proposed approximately 2,400-square-foot industrial garage, landscaping business, and open storage, by a 5-0 vote.
- Amended condition 1A of the prior 119 Rodney Street decision, ZB-2024-090, by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved the 51 Illinois Street application to convert a former church rectory into an eight-unit multifamily dwelling with 12 parking spaces, with conditions, recommendations, and waivers, by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved the 274 Wildwood Avenue application for a larger and taller four-bay accessory garage with an attached approximately 896-square-foot accessory dwelling unit, with conditions, recommendations, and waivers, by a 5-0 vote.
- Approved continuances for 14 Emery Street and 304 Lovell Street, and postponed 91 Cambridge Street, by a 4-0 vote before a fifth board member joined remotely.
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