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ZBA approves reduced-scale garage addition at 32 Bayview with cupola limit
Summary
After revisions to reduce height and footprint, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance and special permit to Brandon and Christina Nadeau to build a two-story attached garage and other exterior work at 32 Bayview Avenue, with a cupola restricted to no more than 3 feet.
The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 23 approved a variance and special permit allowing Brandon and Christina Nadeau to construct a two-story attached garage and related additions at 32 Bayview Avenue, with a condition that a cupola not exceed 3 feet in height.
Architect Samantha Kusek of Kusek Architecture presented the revised plans and said the garage footprint had been pulled back about 2 feet on the west side and 6 feet on the south side. Kusek told the board the project’s height also had been reduced by a little more than 6 feet, and the design includes a loft above part of the garage to accommodate an auto lift while lowering the overall roofline.
Board members praised the changes. One board member said, "You've done everything that I've asked for," and called the revised proportions "beautiful." After discussion about the size of an optional cupola, board members agreed on a condition limiting the cupola to no more than 3 feet; a board member noted a previous cupola as high as 5 feet but the applicants agreed to keep it smaller.
The board moved to grant the variance and special permits with the cupola restriction; the motion passed on an affirmative voice vote. The approvals cover an attached two-story garage, reconstruction of a wraparound porch and new terraces and retaining walls on the east and west sides of the parcel, as outlined in the application.
