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Planning commission approves flood‑compliance renovation at 19 Dock Road; homeowners to elevate house and add partial second story

2979009 · January 22, 2025
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Commission approved raising an existing single‑family home at 19 Dock Road to meet FEMA requirements, with a small second‑story addition; homeowner to reduce impervious coverage and add wetland buffer.

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a proposal by Carlo and Meredith Vona to raise their existing single‑family home at 19 Dock Road to meet FEMA floodplain standards, add a limited second‑story addition and install a tidal wetland buffer.

Attorney Adam Blank, representing the Vona family, said the project will elevate the main living floor above base flood elevation (BFE) plus two feet of freeboard, remove habitable space from the partially finished lower level, and add about 840 square feet of second‑story area so the total area rises from about 2,201 to 2,240 square feet. The design reduces…

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