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Attorney Rob Fleming presented the application on behalf of owner Anthony Scola (also referenced in the hearing as the property owner), describing a proposed subdivision of an approximately 15,000‑square‑foot corner lot into two parcels. Fleming reported the Narragansett parcel would be about 7,601 square feet and retain the existing house; the new parcel fronting Agawam Road would be about 7,358 square feet and would be improved with a designed two‑story single‑family house. Architect Bonnie Tan said the new house would be roughly 3,400 square feet of living area with a walkout basement that would be partially finished and partially reserved for mechanical/storage space.

Relief sought included minimal variances for lot size and for frontage on the new lot, and a small side‑yard relief for the existing house where the new lot line would cut the property. The board heard support from neighbor Ted Burke and Ward 1 Councilor David Conte, who described the lot as large for the area and said the proposed division fits neighborhood patterns. The record also includes a City of Quincy Department of Public Works engineering communication dated May 30, 2025; the board noted that document was available on the city portal and would become part of the decision file.

Board members raised practical questions about storage and garage space. The applicants said floodplain and grade issues limited options for a traditional garage; the board therefore added a condition that the Agawam parcel plan include a second way of egress or an exterior access directly to the storage portion of the basement so homeowners can move lawn equipment and similar items without carrying them through finished space. The board motion approving the subdivision carried.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LIVE: Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals: June 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved subdividing 37 Narragansett Road to create a second lot with a new single‑family house; the approval requires adding an exterior access to the unfinished basement storage area on the new lot.","taxTitle","Quincy City, Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",4293,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6522908,"ZBA continues 85 Upton Street mudroom request after plan discrepancies found",1075,1504000,2579000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa&start=1504&end=2579","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa/thumbnail_1504000.jpg","/articles/6522908/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/ZBA-continues-85-Upton-Street-mudroom-request-after-plan-discrepancies-found","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522908-75dc731f2492ba39ced351b77776bc79/orig.mp4?Expires=1773304715&Signature=hg10MfSj8KcH1m8f854tgoX3SspuDI7kxj15M5Qi0zJFmtKhlYaLQfvR~7Ljt9bDccQsJFWAXjHz8B2cRY9htJHEz4IPTmDZqVavEV5lzcV0bj6gn4HVOQoEiP4LBLh8Oeasg37LpQCqxBvIgUAW~e~JUql3P60ajoBMwSip4FnfQo0uH85NRjlRqNyGraDTBiNJLlE6n56KtFlCCQttyGjmfae0~RAemUoitcMK5Er8qz9g75Qi4LNChl9-iZAw5ZcVbQLX2mbvXZ~6KLrD8bFtx9vGDwwwUaXI~74rR9czIdrGCm4cdz8NPtVj8mCcGu1EDOG7zIimzXozBACzXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals continued the application to add a 120‑square‑foot mudroom at 85 Upton Street after board staff and the applicant identified discrepancies between the dimensional form and the stamped plot plan.

Applicant representatives said the proposed mudroom would be roughly 10 feet by 12 feet and serve as a second entrance and storage area for a household with four children. The hearing revealed inconsistent measurements: the assessor’s measurement of the existing setback was recorded at about 17.72 feet, the applicant’s plot plan showed a requested condition of 8.25 feet, and the parties agreed the actual as‑built/net condition would likely be closer to 7.72 feet once the 10‑foot projection was applied. The zoning ordinance requires a 13‑foot side setback; the proposed addition therefore requires a variance. The contractor’s initial dimensional form noted a smaller discrepancy (about 3 feet), but the board and applicant agreed the forms and the stamped site plan did not match.

Owner Daniel Pierce and representative Vanessa Fabro told the board they had delivered a stamped site plan but were asked to reconcile the dimensional form and the stamped drawing. The board advised using the stamped plan as authoritative and requested a corrected dimensional form or new stamped drawing that matches the plot plan. The applicant was given a schedule: revised, stamped plans must be submitted by 9 a.m. on July 11 to be placed on the July 22 agenda. The board continued the matter to July 22.","The board continued a variance hearing for a 10x12 mudroom at 85 Upton Street after discovering discrepancies between the dimensional form and the stamped plot plan; the applicant must submit corrected, stamped plans by July 11 for a July 22 hearing.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6522913,"ZBA OKs front farmer’s porch at 91 Aspett Road",310,1265000,1575000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa&start=1265&end=1575","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa/thumbnail_1265000.jpg","/articles/6522913/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/ZBA-OKs-front-farmers-porch-at-91-Aspett-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522913-351b8b2afd0e489b51ddcadcf9971802/orig.mp4?Expires=1773304715&Signature=GiCPrBWN3XwclwHg4BzyDvwBaQCdM1fiWrzCtrrx2W5bVm4BC6cJxt5duaZrxIjCpEyzh1CxLcBbONOANjZ3M~ygrkwHDMYneFLIogn~V6WyRMvdp825hRrQi2jztHSa4dnNeKs1G0SoxuIWMucynl9IH3GS~tRfgr7d1kuiqUA5uLTkcJowR338Qwhh3NzrvVtW0Um6Oi00XU6wBr2IHrqm9shhuBabQxv6oiN4Q4swIE6-GGtLANTVeU75XN6lfmpz9zgCBsTSKciqO1dU~NmRpQKDE7v5jmE1ovXYzlIfr9nhoyEOBVKFg1uu3ZSqJvNQr56r3EAo~UFowvL0Kg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance on June 24 for a front farmer’s porch at 91 Aspett Road, allowing an approximately 8‑foot projection to create an open porch on an existing single‑family home.

Applicant Brian Travis told the board he and his family have lived at 91 Aspett Road about 12 years and want an 8‑foot open porch, not enclosed, to sit and watch neighborhood activity. Travis said the existing stairs will remain and there will be a roof over the porch but no living space above it. He described the porch as ‘‘wide open’’ and said stairs would be kept in their current location.

Ward 1 Councilor David McCarthy spoke in support, saying small additions that allow families to stay in the neighborhood are positive. No opposition was presented at the hearing and the board voted to grant the variance as requested.

The approval permits construction of the open porch; the applicant will still need to obtain building permits and comply with inspectional services requirements.","The Zoning Board approved a variance to add an open farmer’s porch at 91 Aspett Road; applicant said the porch will be open, extend about 8 feet and not be enclosed.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6522917,"Quincy ZBA approves expanded single-family at 183 Norfolk Street with window-design condition",811,570000,1381000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa&start=570&end=1381","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066647-a6dab202435868333f09f09085e221fa/thumbnail_570000.jpg","/articles/6522917/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Quincy-ZBA-approves-expanded-single-family-at-183-Norfolk-Street-with-window-design-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522917-805e4559a1cd285aeafd0feee268561c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773304715&Signature=ofk66fPP07XAnczbZAv3Y~QCKNNU2jWsa3FOWYFZ7AGaI~21LmGc0rl4gYRJTseUDB5znuH3StIrknLvxCcFbJJSKt2TgMQ33F3LGoFkTlg6PL9zz0KXn3MJD38KejEITP-H2oMA1OnZ0-E~dx0mrClJPyiiMW5hrSdSZQ47So5IOAnIFeJa9BT8O3EcTp33Yx3zMKdIZt~BjWmGiP4PX8mU-or3-sD8Ym6YIC3Wyd6o3J5iVXuELyweSUsg9BTTGJsrrbS96K~2ehRJw-haqS~SsqKGT5sdRsd5xZsBrjarhbD7vUzFpMHP2SeF1HtrVuZAidP03Sv6C1yeG8XJ6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on June 24 approved a variance for 183 Norfolk Street to allow a larger single-family home, additional parking and a floor‑area‑ratio (FAR) variance, adding a condition that windows on the new addition be fixed and styled to match the existing house.

The board approved the application after the architect described design changes since the last hearing and neighbors submitted letters of support. The project, presented by Bonnie Tan of JCBT Architects, reduces the originally proposed gross living area from an earlier submission and seeks only relief for FAR. Tan said the house would total about 4,124 square feet of living area on an approximately 8,000‑square‑foot lot, and that the FAR variance sought was roughly 0.11 (about 800 square feet of relief). The proposal increases on‑site parking to four spaces, up from two.

Board members discussed exterior treatments, particularly window style. Several board members said they preferred windows on the addition to match the existing house and recorded an explicit condition at the vote. ‘‘If, in fact, we put it in the record that you’ll fix the windows,’’ one member said during deliberations; the applicant agreed. Architect Tan described the interior layout changes, including leaving an existing kitchen area as a wet bar and maintaining the same number of bedrooms (five) and bathrooms (four full, one half).

No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing; the applicant said nine letters of support had been entered into the record at the earlier meeting. The board moved to approve the variance with the condition that the addition’s windows be fixed and dressed to mimic the existing home’s appearance, and the motion carried.

The decision allows the owner to proceed with the addition subject to the design condition recorded at the hearing; other permits and inspections will still be required by inspectional services.","The Zoning Board approved a variance allowing an enlarged single-family home at 183 Norfolk St., approving additional parking and an FAR variance while requiring new addition windows to match the existing house.","actionData","errors"]

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