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Zoning board continues two Dean Street variance hearings, grants waiver for plans

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The Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals on April 1 granted a waiver and continued two Dean Street variance hearings to May 6 after discussion of a 26‑square‑foot lot‑area shortfall caused in part by a historic street taking and by a zoning district boundary that divides the parcel.

The Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals on April 1 granted a procedural waiver and agreed to continue two variance hearings for properties on Dean Street to May 6, 2025, after lengthy discussion about a small lot‑area shortfall and a disputed survey line.

Attorney David Hearn, representing applicant Bruno Calantonio, asked the board to waive the bylaw requirement for submission of full building plans for the variance application for 163 Dean Street. Hearn said preparing full construction plans would be a significant expense before discretionary relief is certain and offered renderings instead. The board voted to grant the waiver; the motion was seconded…

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