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ZBA grants variance after homeowner enclosed front porch without a permit at 22 Wedge St.

5772023 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a variance Sept. 9 for 22 Wedge Street, where a contractor enclosed an existing front porch without pulling the required permit; the owner paid a fine and sought to regularize the work.

The City of Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 granted a variance allowing the enclosed front porch at 22 Wedge Street to remain in its current setback position after city staff notified the owner that the work lacked a required permit.

Pushmanda Afshar of Taj Engineering, representing the owner, told the board that the contractor obtained a siding permit and…

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