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Peabody ZBA denies two‑lot subdivision at 0 Station Road after neighbors raise easement, ledge and privacy concerns
Summary
The Peabody Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny 0 Station LLC’s request to subdivide a roughly 90,316‑square‑foot parcel into two lots after neighbors and the board raised issues about an undefined easement, driveway access, ledge excavation and loss of privacy.
The Peabody Zoning Board of Appeals on June 10 denied an application from 0 Station LLC to split a roughly 90,316‑square‑foot parcel on Station Road into two lots, rejecting requests for reduced frontage and lot‑width standards.
Neighbors and the board’s discussion centered on an undefined “pass and repass” easement recorded with the Southern Essex Registry, driveway access and curb configuration, steep ledge and potential excavation or blasting, and privacy and runoff impacts to properties below the proposed lots. The applicant’s attorney said the owner had negotiated an easement agreement with adjacent property owners to preserve their access but neighbors said the existing easement language leaves their rights undefined.
The applicant, represented by attorney John Kelty, asked the board for variances to create two conforming backyard lots while…
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