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Zoning Board Approves Shale Street Housing 4-1
Zoning Board approved 11-unit housing 4-1 with street-paving requirements and postponed gas station expansion pending MassDOT written confirmation.
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ZBA approves Auburn Water District PFAS facility plans
The Auburn Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance and two special permits for a new PFAS water treatment facility at 76 Church Street.
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Board Overturns Inspector, Orders Hedge to Grow
The West Boylston Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Thursday to grant an administrative appeal filed by Ashley Quist, overturning Building Inspector Tony's refusal to enforce a six-foot hedge-height condition tied to Reservoir Garage's 2003 variance.
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ZBA continues disability campus hearing to Nov. 18
Berlin's Zoning Board of Appeals continued a hearing on a 29-acre vocational campus for adults with disabilities to November 18 after neighbors pressed on traffic and wells.
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Douglas ZBA approves Locust Street porch permit
Douglas's Zoning Board of Appeals reorganized and cleared three cases in a 22-minute meeting Wednesday. Chair Daniel Heney and Vice Chair Michael Fitzpatrick were both reappointed without opposition.
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Zoning Board OKs First Use Variance in Decades
Worcester's Zoning Board of Appeals grants the city's first use variance under a new state law, clearing a 20-unit townhouse project.
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Zoning Board OKs John Street Variance 4-1
Shrewsbury Zoning Board splits 4-1 to approve a contested John Street house lot over neighbors' safety objections. The board granted Mark Peris a variance for a lot with a .41 lot shape factor against a required .45, citing a new Massachusetts "practical difficulty" standard under M.G.L.
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Zoning Board Grants Pet Resort Kennel Variance
Northborough's Zoning Board of Appeals granted a kennel-use variance for 145 Otis Street. The vote let Dottie Jean's Pet Resort and Daycare Center, owned by Nancy Bradley, relocate from Shrewsbury after her building sold for just under $1 million.
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Auburn zoning board OKs gas station site overhaul
Auburn's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved redevelopment of a contaminated former gas station while rejecting a seasonal auto repair shop over a hazardous-materials bylaw.
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Zoning Board Approves Deck Variance, Continues Church Case
Gardner Zoning Board OKs a deck variance, presses pause on a historic cafe plan.
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