Zoning Board continues drone-related appeal to December

Zoning Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026

WESTBOROUGH — The Westborough Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to continue a zoning appeal hearing to December 7 after residents raised concerns about drones and procedural transparency. Chestnut Street resident Fahini Kaufman raised drone-related national security concerns, which a board member said were "not pertinent to what we're doing right now" in the quasi-judicial proceeding. Alan Brewer of 18 Moore Street asked whether Amazon would be "grandfathered in" under old zoning rules; a board member said the question involved a general bylaw outside the board's jurisdiction and noted the application was being withdrawn.

Nora Plowman of 4 Eli Whitney Street questioned the board's definition of "accessory use" as it relates to drones, saying "this process has lacked transparency." The board directed residents toward the planning board's bylaw amendment process ahead of the March town meeting. The board adjourned after no one spoke during open forum.

In the full story:

• Zoning Appeal Involving Withdrawn Letter
• Open Forum and Second Agenda Item
• Subdivision Extension and Informal Discussion
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,572 words

Source: the Zoning Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.