ZBA permits small backyard shed on Edith Road for storage related to special-needs household

The Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals granted a finding and approved the installation of an 8-by-16-foot shed at 36 Edith Road on May 14 to provide storage for adaptive equipment serving a resident with special needs.

Petitioner Gary Spain told the board the household includes an adult daughter with developmental disabilities and mobility concerns; the family intends to dedicate an interior bedroom to exercise equipment and move bulky adaptive devices to the proposed backyard shed. Spain said the property is already slightly over the zoning lot-coverage limit and that the shed would increase coverage from 30.1% to 30.7%.

Board members raised no objections during the hearing; there were no public comments in opposition. A motion to approve the petition as presented passed by voice vote. The board noted the shed would be behind an existing six-foot privacy fence and that the applicant planned to match the shed’s aesthetics to the house. No additional conditions or appeals were recorded at the meeting.