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Zoning board approves variance allowing three‑unit addition at 18 Abbott Street over objections
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a variance allowing Florence Properties LLC to add three units to an existing four‑unit building at 18 Abbott Street (RB zone). The decision was 4‑1 with member Robert Shaw opposed; neighbors raised parking and scale concerns.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 4‑1 on Oct. 12 to grant a variance allowing Florence Properties LLC to construct a three‑unit, three‑story addition on an existing four‑unit building at 18 Abbott Street in the RB zoning district.
Attorney Brad Westgate, representing Florence Properties, told the board the property contains 17,446 square feet and that the project would add three modest units (about 792 square feet each) to create a total of seven units. The application sought relief from the RB district’s minimum lot area…
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