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Commission grants special permit for garage at 31 Oak Street with deed-restriction on heights

3244400 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a special permit allowing a new garage that exceeds maximum building coverage by 662 sq ft at 31 Oak Street, conditioned on deeding height restrictions (1,311 sq ft) to 18 feet or less to offset the increased coverage.

Planning commissioners approved a special permit on March 25 allowing a homeowner at 31 Oak Street to build a garage that exceeds maximum building coverage, provided the owner records deed restrictions limiting the height of specified portions of property to 18 feet or less.

The request sought relief under section 3.7(e) of the zoning code because the proposed detached garage increases building coverage beyond the b-residence zone limit. Rob Lorenzo, the property owner, described a two-car tandem…

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