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Zoning Board Continues Contested Lynnshore Drive Renovation; Board Asks for Survey, Floor Plans and Stormwater Details
Summary
A contentious hearing over a proposed renovation at 39 Lynnshore Drive was continued to allow submission of stamped survey plans, floor plans, drainage details and to coordinate variance filings for lot‑coverage issues; neighbors objected to increased massing and loss of light.
The Lynn Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested application for major alterations at 39 Lynnshore Drive on May 20, asking the petitioner to provide stamped site plans, full floor plans and stormwater/drainage details before the board takes further action.
The board read into the record a letter from Brett Bennett, chief of the Inspectional Services Department, noting the property is an undersized, nonconforming lot in the R‑1 district and that the proposed renovation increases the nonconforming nature of the structure. The ISD letter advised that to proceed the applicant may need both (1) a statutory finding that the increase in nonconformity “shall not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood” and (2) multiple dimensional variances for lot size, lot coverage and rear-yard setback, and it referenced…
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