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ZBA grants variance for single‑family house at 147 Route 6A, replacing 1975 mixed‑use variance
Summary
The board granted a new variance allowing a 1‑story, two‑bedroom house at 147 Route 6A, superseding a 1975 variance for a larger mixed‑use building; the decision includes expectations to preserve a stone wall, address two trees with an arborist and to record the new variance.
The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously granted a new variance on Jan. 23 to allow construction of a one‑story, two‑bedroom house at 147 Route 6A in Yarmouth Port, replacing a 1975 variance that had authorized a larger mixed‑use building on the site.
Attorney Andrew Singer, representing the prospective buyer, told the board the 1975 variance (decision 13‑O‑5) authorized a mixed‑use building with a first‑floor shop, second‑floor residence and nine parking spaces. The 1975 decision did not include a lapse provision, and the building was…
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