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Framingham ZBA denies special-permit request for two-townhouse project at 35 Miller Ave
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with more than 20 residents speaking, the Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals voted 0–3 to deny a special-permit application for two townhouse-style units at 35 Miller Avenue, citing massing, neighborhood character and outstanding process questions about lot size.
The Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals denied a special-permit application for a proposed two-unit townhouse development at 35 Miller Avenue after extensive public comment and board discussion.
The applicant, David Spertner, sought a special permit to build two townhouse-style residences on a lot the applicant’s surveyor says measures about 8,092 square feet; city tax records list the parcel at 7,449 square feet. Chair Steven Meltzer read the application into the record and opened a public hearing that drew more than 20 speakers and a neighborhood petition totaling 47 signatures.
Neighbors raised multiple concerns about scale, stormwater, parking and process. Several residents said the building’s three-level massing and a nearly flat roof would be out of character with mostly one- and two-story cottages around Lake…
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