ZBA grants use variance to convert former office at 9 Saucier Street to single-family home

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a use variance on May 14 to convert 9 Saucier Street from a nonresidential use to a single-family dwelling in a General Manufacturing (M) zoning district.

Owner Sandeep Patel recently purchased the building, which had been used as a dental or medical office, and requested the variance because single-family residential use is not allowed in the M district. Patel and his representative said the building had formerly been a single-family home before conversion to an office and that surrounding parcels include multifamily and single-family residences. Board members asked questions about the lot shape and frontage, which is narrow in one portion; members noted the irregular parcel lines but ultimately voted to approve the use variance.

Board discussion acknowledged the lot’s unusual shape and the surrounding residential context. A motion to approve the use-variance application carried by voice vote. No additional conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.