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Edward Fleming, counsel for Heritage, said the 7,201-square-foot parcel had been difficult to develop and that a recent revision of the city’s flood mapping removed the site from a larger floodplain earlier this year. Fleming and developer Michael Kiley described plans to build four three-bedroom units, each with two-car garages and one guest space, and to open (daylight) a segment of Town Brook and create a small public-facing pocket park adjacent to the brook.

Carlos Sculte, the civil engineer on the project, explained the existing site is largely paved and that the proposal removes pavement, improves landscaping and reduces impervious area where possible. Sculte said the design includes new stormwater chambers and connections for utilities, adding that the project had already received an order of conditions from the conservation commission and a peer review during the planning process.

Architect Brian Donahue described the units as three-bedroom, 3.5-bath townhouses with living levels above garages and modest front stoops facing School Street. Renderings shown to the board depict gabled units with board-and-batten accents and small private roof-decks.

The project needed a lot-area variance because Quincy Center zoning requires 15,000 square feet and the parcel is about 7,200 square feet. Fleming said the developer had secured an easement from a neighboring property owner to allow vehicular access from the rear and was working with the city to obtain a license to use a narrow strip of city-owned land to improve access and open the brook.

A neighbor who lives next door spoke in favor, saying the development would improve a neglected site and reduce loitering. A city councilor also spoke in support. After discussion the board voted to allow the petition; the hearing record shows no additional conditions were added during the vote as read into the record.

The board’s approval allows Heritage Companies to proceed with site plan finalization, DPW coordination and building permits; the developer said it may offer the units as rentals or condominiums depending on future market conditions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LIVE: Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals: September 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Heritage Companies received zoning approval to build four townhouses on a previously vacant lot at 141 School Street. The developer said the project will open a covered portion of Town Brook, create a small pocket park, and provide two-car garages and one guest space per unit.","taxTitle","Quincy City, Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",4293,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474077,"Board continues Bayview Avenue renovation after members object to proposed garage size and height",1996,2340000,4336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9&start=2340&end=4336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9/thumbnail_2340000.jpg","/articles/6474077/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Board-continues-Bayview-Avenue-renovation-after-members-object-to-proposed-garage-size-and-height","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474077-6ab15c6292a7a0f4009eee4b9f1d4234/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440120&Signature=dZHPwhzYgoI4Znu6wz8RtX7A0oz7049o3aAfo~GmRF0BTZEJKM0lOUujn52d4qvcY9C-BoXqhrDc31u1Vwr8E-TJZy3iwlUrQCGvuqcnyJnIiu-SHh0KdnN~J5KQRhOwnBUIVp2CZpQSncF2FYmv1Wvt3MpBMshhREOYuJMEfEBHhq7CNYD08QUJg1mFlHxjBlZig7XqJ15wKfxzE97EwBvuBs4PKbYNFx~hsDB2Kbs9mSQiHbdjhdBLlsqVd6P-oFon0i5uPw2-SZJE-GSd6XlSzUa2GcE5ogennmpZ4-npKIRito2AutVIMbCM0WuaCHJNICA38T8OEUG8Rarkww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 continued a petition from homeowners Brandon and Christina Nato to Oct. 14 so the applicants can revise plans that include a two-story attached garage and several additions at 32 Bayview Ave.

The applicants presented a plan to expand their home, relocate and widen the driveway and construct a two-car garage with high ceilings designed to accommodate vehicle lifts and stackers. Architect and engineer representatives said the site’s steep topography and ledge constrained alternative locations for the garage and that the proposed garage also functions as storage for seasonal items currently kept under the existing rear deck.

Board members praised the overall renovation but repeatedly objected to the proposed garage’s scale. One board member said the garage, at 30 by 36 feet, was \"big as a house\" and asked the applicants to reduce its footprint and lower its height. Another member said the town’s lot size and the applicants’ nearly 18,000-square-foot property should allow a less intrusive garage location. Several board members suggested a smaller garage footprint in the 24-by-30 range or lowering the second-story storage/dormer to reduce the overall height.

Architect Samantha Cusick and homeowners described efforts to minimize disturbance, retain the existing dwelling rather than demolish it and reduce floodplain encroachment by making a rear porch a detached, pile-supported structure. The homeowners said the garage would also serve as storage and would allow the family to keep cars and jet skis sheltered.

The board set a deadline for revised plans: applicants were asked to submit updated drawings by Oct. 1 at 9 a.m.; the hearing was continued to Oct. 14 so the board can review the changes. The board’s continued discussion focused on reducing the garage height and dormer massing rather than opposing the overall renovation.","Brandon and Christina Nato’s proposal to expand their Bayview Avenue home, including a large attached garage, was continued to Oct. 14 after board members said the 30-by-36-foot garage and its height are disproportionate to the neighborhood and asked the applicants to submit reduced plans.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474082,"Zoning board denies short-term rental permit at 114 Curtis Ave after neighbors cite absentee ownership and parking concerns",798,1502000,2300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9&start=1502&end=2300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9/thumbnail_1502000.jpg","/articles/6474082/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Zoning-board-denies-short-term-rental-permit-at-114-Curtis-Ave-after-neighbors-cite-absentee-ownership-and-parking-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474082-3108dbde29212cb585c6e1c291cc546f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440120&Signature=ScZjPqqWqdQ59ViroUyzuYHnPYrfTX5~AjGWmZAasPmh~rdi9a-RZCyK6M-5sqPff92x8gobadodSRNapAGgxhF9ntolVzv1Y~-WtHZ~w0wRok0SKCYu61CrDFoJNjmGGE4O4OqV4LzreP25PZs~JSMHPhD7LwRfS9gfaE8zReOFnWrRzza~MbnwOr6P3s91r1WOyGqcP8-5SQ1JvSMIHyfsKB15XETmboJ8w407g1o1A9WbK4ikl8BKAxbt3gcLA-scMGh0U~Mt9bVARWFm9GR8frnbFnoPE16kGqE9D~s4JgJIK5VOqShUIMJqt2gN1TmJwxOO4E4r2H0Tl3yEXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 voted to deny a special permit that would have allowed Bao Trinh to operate a residential short-term rental at 114 Curtis Avenue.

Trinh told the board he purchased and converted the property to a two-family unit several years earlier and that his mother lives in one of the units. He said he planned to operate short-term rentals from the second unit because he had difficulty finding a long-term tenant. \"Currently my mother stay in the first unit and the second unit, I plan now to do short term rental,\" Trinh said.

Multiple neighbors and an abutter who identified themselves at the hearing opposed the request, citing a history of prolonged construction, periods when the site was left untidy and concerns about congestion and public safety on Curtis Avenue. Terry Sullivan, who said he is a homeowner and abutter at 120 Curtis Avenue, told the board he believes the original 2021 application to convert the property was submitted as owner-occupied while the applicant did not actually live at the address. \"Mr. Trinh has never lived at 114 Curtis Ave,\" Sullivan said.

Other neighbors described crowded, one-way streets with limited parking, ambulance and delivery access issues and past incidents when driveways were blocked. Joanne Castinelli of 96 Curtis Ave said, \"Parking is very difficult. This street ... is dangerous for the children.\" Felicia Bridal of 98 Curtis Ave cited security and nightly disturbance concerns she attributed to a short-term occupancy episode near her home.

Ward 2 City Councilor Richard Ash said he had heard from residents and had discussed neighborhood concerns with Trinh before the hearing. \"It's hard to police, they're hard to control and I believe that's why the city ... require that you live in that property as well,\" Ash told the board.

Board members referenced the zoning requirement that short-term rental permits generally require owner occupancy and also noted the length and condition of prior construction on the site. The chair summarized the neighborhood history and said the property had taken nearly three years to complete construction and had been left in a state of disrepair at times. The board moved to deny the special permit; the motion passed at the hearing.

The denial record notes the applicant was not living at the property and the board cited neighborhood impacts and the applicant’s construction history as reasons for voting against the request.","The ZBA denied Bao Trinh's request for a special permit to operate a short-term rental at 114 Curtis Ave, citing the applicant's non-owner-occupied status and multiple neighbors' concerns about past construction neglect, congestion and safety.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474087,"Zoning board approves 62-unit Old Colony Avenue development; engineer says stormwater chambers will reduce peak runoff",295,1148000,1443000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9&start=1148&end=1443","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9/thumbnail_1148000.jpg","/articles/6474087/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Zoning-board-approves-62-unit-Old-Colony-Avenue-development-engineer-says-stormwater-chambers-will-reduce-peak-runoff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474087-1852fae759dedd748c0e1328fc4e240d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440120&Signature=nH-pNhYn0-e64u4OxTlsOK11AOTWI6PPo8JAUi3R4rwRhoo9Hy~QClcfWfUyiS6lDc-67EoXnWJ6PtjKeVWrmfb8uJjvqOMlgaDPwhUyWRW~uPEtJ3vjLiS6dfCvVHubG7VZS~~-mn7567Kohq7-eNxN4UjAYoGx7EFepsOZBuFiZJg8ifaezKBj100rqSmOaAkGSjkZYKWHEKCj3U8b~FUzzXuIpwpP5Wq6DjTy5ZUiM2wC7HOKu~uRbDk~oCJWto2kNM0tl-RqVCfosc72J7FgsMG~JUCYfwWJZtYIv3yRyEStMTGYAqtLOd02r9S9tQZp7nJRJIEB9fupJ97AGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 authorized Walliston Assets LLC to construct a five-story, 62-unit residential building with 98 parking spaces at 18 Old Colony Avenue and reviewed the developer’s stormwater plan for adjacent properties.

Civil engineer Carlos Sculte of Civil and Environmental Consultants told the board the existing site drains untreated overland to a paved parking area behind nearby retail, and the proposal introduces a subsurface stormwater chamber system between the building and Old Colony Avenue that will accept runoff from roofs and parking. \"That system is then designed to reduce the peak rates,\" Sculte said, describing reductions for the 2-, 10-, 25- and 100-year storms. He said the system will store all runoff up to the two-year storm event with no outflow, and that proposed peak discharge rates for the 10-, 25- and 100-year storms are lower than existing conditions.

Sculte gave the board specific modeled flows: under existing conditions the rear-of-lot flow was about 1.1 cubic feet per second (cfs), reduced to 0.1 cfs in the proposed condition for minor events; for a 10-year storm he cited a reduction from 2.2 cfs to 1.1 cfs, a small reduction at the 25-year event and a decrease from 3.6 cfs to 3.4 cfs in a 100-year event.

Board members asked whether the project would tie into the municipal storm system; Sculte said there would be no direct pipe connection and that, as today, much of the runoff goes overland into the adjacent parking areas and some dry wells that may not be functioning. \"Some of them recharge on-site. The ones that are in that parking lot that don't go anywhere, they haven't been maintained in forever and they don't really work,\" Sculte said.

After the engineering presentation the board considered a separate petition to allow the five-story residential building. A board member moved to allow the petition; another seconded and the motion carried. Several board members said they would vote in favor based on the engineering work and the developer’s plan to manage on-site stormwater.

The project will provide 98 parking spaces; board discussion noted that the reduced discharge rates should lessen downstream flooding impacts. The board did not attach additional conditions to the motion recorded in the hearing transcript; DPW comments were referenced elsewhere in meeting correspondence.

The two items — the stormwater design presentation and the variance/special permit for the five-story building — were presented by counsel Edward Fleming and by Carlos Sculte for the developer, and both matters were approved by the board during the Sept. 9 meeting.","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals approved Walliston Assets LLC's plan for a five-story, 62-unit residential building at 18 Old Colony Avenue and reviewed a stormwater chamber design the applicant says will store runoff up to the two-year storm with no outflow and reduce peak discharge for larger storms.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474091,"Zoning board allows expanded garage with storage above at 24 Vershires Street",709,390000,1099000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9&start=390&end=1099","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742635-38f89332645f91b856e6ba27359047d9/thumbnail_390000.jpg","/articles/6474091/Quincy-City/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Zoning-board-allows-expanded-garage-with-storage-above-at-24-Vershires-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474091-b9c2c3e8653939464a75afaf52ecc4d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440120&Signature=UXy2zACr4HrG5RwTyGxVb5kxFEeEbiFvfm9cwzw2okUU7TKjR5t-7bnVoBDNgo36lP3rNgKY-JRUN0Wcb9Qmp~NTSfCjce~NKvZyP62~KNjKsGv-pspyd1a0iWr2n4g28MntWg2f-vbHrsQgbbYKT1cheDN~hQYPMuqwbbe6pHN1Dpmx8Wf74Apf4A9duUwlYpAV9UgmZJAyaqAzkrWL3qS9d~SfF5rtSVdEtk23jsBInW5ZcF-LbUuIL5TZYXoLdAWpUe2P9SHQ-UsOa4CziTXS-YeoMHOzSLF5~-qNGXUVHjR5oa697YyxAxwidhM6iAp7N0P62W5FbtigTv8Uaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 approved a variance allowing homeowner Andrew Childs to demolish an existing one-car garage that fronts Ardell Street and build a two-car garage with storage above at 24 Vershires Street in Ward 3.

Childs told the board he revised his design after concerns raised at a prior hearing, reducing the structure’s height by 3 feet 8 inches to 20 feet, shrinking the footprint by about 16 percent and lowering window heights on the second floor. \"We reduced the structure from two stories to one-and-a-half stories,\" Childs said, describing reductions he said cut the overall volume by 28 percent.

The board’s discussion centered on whether internal stairs and the second-floor storage might be converted to living space in the future. Childs said he and his architect reviewed building and sanitary codes and intentionally limited ceiling heights and usable floor area so the second floor would not meet the local definition of habitable space. \"In order for it to be livable space, it has to have an average ceiling height of at least 7 feet across the floor area,\" Childs said, adding that less than half of the proposed second floor would meet that threshold.

Several neighbors spoke in favor, telling the board the applicants maintain the property and that the proposed structure would be an improvement. Linda Brown of 23 Adele Street said, \"I'm very excited for this to go forward.\" Nora Duddy of 25 First Year Street said the project \"will be a lovely addition to their property.\" One neighbor who opposed said the stair and second-floor form made the structure feel too much like a second house.

After discussion, a board member moved to allow the petition to demolish the existing garage and construct a two-car garage with storage above; another board member seconded the motion and the board voted to approve the variance.

The approval included the design changes presented at the hearing; the board did not record additional conditions in the hearing record. The applicant said revised plans would be submitted through the fourth week following the continuance noted earlier in the meeting.

The board’s vote was announced by the chair; no roll-call tally was given in the public record at the meeting.

The project will proceed through the city’s building permit and inspection processes. Applicant Andrew Childs referenced consultations with the building inspector regarding required stair clearance and ceiling heights; the hearing transcript records his statement that he spoke with the city building inspector about minimum clearances but the inspector’s full written guidance was not entered into the record.","Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing Andrew Childs to replace a one-car garage with a two-car garage and storage above after the applicant reduced height and footprint and assured the board the upper level would not be converted to living space.","actionData","errors"]

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