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Lowell Zoning Board approves curb-cut and parking-dimension variances for 84 Walker Street
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances allowing four angled parking spaces at 84 Walker Street after debate over a private way, curb-cut width and parking dimensions; neighbors had objected to use of the adjacent private Litchfield Terrace.
The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals on Aug. 11 approved variances that allow the owner of 84 Walker Street to pave space for four angled parking stalls, approving relief for curb-cut width and parking-dimension requirements.
The board approved the petition after engineers told the board the plan fits four angled spaces and the developer proposed two replacement red maple trees to offset the removal of one existing tree. The project will serve a four-unit building.
Neighbors objected during public comment, saying the proposed paved area would use and extend onto Litchfield Terrace, a privately owned one‑way street used by residents and children. Johanna De Llamas, a neighbor who said she lives at 42 Lake Trail Terrace directly across from the property, told the board the proposal “extends 3 feet beyond onto Litchfield Terrace” and asked for legal proof the Walker Street…
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