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Southborough ZBA OKs side-setback variance for garage at 26 Granule Road
Summary
The Southborough Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit allowing a new two-car garage at 26 Granule Road to encroach into the side-yard setback, citing the lot shape and neighbor support; the decision must be filed with the town clerk and is subject to a 20-day appeal period.
The Southborough Zoning Board of Appeals on May 7 approved a special permit allowing homeowners Sean and Julie Connolly to build a two-car garage at 26 Granule Road that will encroach into the required side-yard setback.
Board members said the property—onfiguration and site conditions support a variance. "The shape of the lot very clearly is, is sort of the limiting factor here," one board member said during the meeting, and the board's findings cite lot shape and topography as the basis for relief.
The Connollys told the board they do not have an existing garage and that the proposed garage will sit…
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