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Zoning board grants variance to build two‑family home on narrow Plot 34 Provost Street
Summary
The Breckton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing construction of a two‑family dwelling on a long, narrow lot at Plot 34 Provost Street, citing the lot's shape, existing easement and historical assessment as hardships.
Chairperson Kenneth Galligan opened petition 2747 seeking relief to build a two‑family house at Plot 34 Provost Street. Attorney Chris Vail, representing the petitioner, asked the board for a variance from city ordinance sections cited by the application to permit a two‑family dwelling on the lot.
The request seeks relief from minimum lot frontage, lot area and lot width requirements to construct a two‑family home in an R‑2 zone. Vail told the board the lot…
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