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Planning board withholds attorney opinion on 24 Shore Drive, advises applicants to seek ZBA variance

5505817 · June 5, 2025
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Summary

The Greenland Planning Board voted June 4 not to release a town attorney’s written opinion interpreting a local ordinance related to buffer relief for structures at 24 Shore Drive, and told applicants their current plan likely requires a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA).

The Greenland Planning Board on June 4 decided not to release a town attorney’s letter that interprets the town ordinance as allowing buffer relief only for vacant lots of record or for additions attached to existing structures; the board voted not to release the letter and the motion passed with no recorded opposition.

Board members said the attorney’s opinion confirms a narrow reading of the ordinance at issue in an application for 24 Shore…

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