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Zoning board grants lot-size variance for undersized parcel at 875 Main Street (aka 3 Forest Street)
Summary
The board approved a variance to allow construction of a single-family home on an undersized lot at 875 Main Street (also listed as 3 Forest Street), after hearing that the former gas station site has been remediated and that surrounding parcels also have reduced lot sizes.
The Malden Zoning Board of Appeals on June 18 approved a variance allowing a single-family home to be built on an undersized lot at 875 Main Street (also referred to as 3 Forest Street).
Attorney Patrick McDonald spoke for the petitioner, saying the parcel is roughly 5,500 square feet in a Residence A district that requires a 7,500-square-foot minimum. He said the property's prior commercial use as a gas station lapsed…
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