ZBA votes to continue 40B hearing to Aug. 25

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of June 30, 2026

CLINTON — The Clinton Zoning Board of Appeals continued its hearing on a Coin Street 40B affordable-housing project to August 25. Peer-review engineer Kristen LaBrie of Howard Stein Hudson walked the board through an 11-page technical letter covering stormwater, traffic and zoning waivers, warning that "no catch basin can handle a 100-year storm." The applicant agreed to help the town pursue a MassWorks or Home Works state grant to fix a defunct drainage system and boost water pressure on Coin Street, with the review funded by a $17,000 payment the developer made to the town. A neighbor said he did not know "how are we going to assess the safety aspect" of children walking to a relocated bus stop.

In other business, the board gave informal guidance allowing a 23 Laurel Drive property owner to rebuild a decades-old trailer dwelling without a special permit, provided the new structure stays under 25 percent lot coverage.

In the full story:

• Informal variance inquiry: Fairmont Street accessory dwelling unit
• Coin Street 40B comprehensive permit hearing continued to August 25
• Rite Aid sign variance resolved informally
• Minutes and invoices
• 23 Laurel Drive: trailer dwelling reconstruction
• Zoning law treatise subscription
• Scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,626 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 30, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.