Zoning Board Approves Housing Projects
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The board voted 5-0 to approve a four-unit housing project at 304 Lovell Street, along with variances and special permits for parking, setbacks, frontage, lot area, and shared parking. It also approved requests for a taller garage at 6 Carl Street, a lot division and single-family home at 137 Hope Street, and dormer construction at 37 Stoneland Road.
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What this means
The 304 Lovell Street decision allows the property to be divided and a new four-unit building to be constructed with about 14 shared parking spaces, subject to conditions including revised landscaping and design details. The board continued the proposed 560-square-foot convenience store at 91 Cambridge Street to December 29 so the applicant can revise parking, truck circulation, lighting, dumpster access, pedestrian areas, and other site plans. Several other hearings were postponed or continued, and the application for 264 Shrewsbury Street was withdrawn.
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- Approved the 304 Lovell Street application 5-0 with amended conditions, recommendations, and waivers, allowing a lot division and proposed four-unit multifamily building with approximately 14 shared parking spaces.
- Approved the 6 Carl Street variance 5-0, allowing a detached garage with a peak height of 21 feet instead of the 15-foot limit.
- Continued the 91 Cambridge Street convenience store proposal to December 29, 2025, directing the applicant to revise site circulation, parking, dumpster access, lighting, pedestrian areas, and related plans.
- Approved the 137 Hope Street application 5-0 with conditions, recommendations, and waivers for rear-yard setback relief tied to a proposed lot division and new single-family home.
- Approved the 37 Stoneland Road application 5-0 with conditions, recommendations, and waivers for dormer construction and related relief for a fire-damaged multifamily property.
- Continued or postponed four public hearings to December 8, 2025, with constructive grant deadlines extended to December 30, 2025.
- Approved the withdrawal of the 264 Shrewsbury Street application by a 5-0 vote.
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