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Worcester zoning board amends 119 Rodney Street approval to allow decorative diamond window or facsimile
Summary
The zoning board amended a January 2025 decision for 119 Rodney Street to replace a strict portico/dormer requirement with a more flexible condition calling for additional trim to enclose the gabled roof line and a central diamond-shaped window or facsimile; the board approved the change unanimously.
Jordan Burke Powers, chair of the Worcester zoning board of appeals, and the board on Oct. 6 approved an amendment to a prior decision affecting 119 Rodney Street that eases a facade requirement for an existing three-decker being renovated.
The board voted to amend the previous decision (ZBA-2024-090) by striking the earlier condition that called for a specific roof pitch and front porches and replacing it with language requiring the applicant to "reflect additional trim to enclose the gabled roof line and incorporate a central diamond-shaped window or facsimile in the location of the original window." The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The applicant said the previously…
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