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ZBA continues 0 Emerald/Elm Street special‑permit hearing after advertisement error; waives continuance fee
Summary
Applicant for 0 Elm/Emerald Street asked for a continuance after an advertising error; the ZBA continued the matter to the next month and waived the continuance fee.
The Gardner City Zoning Board of Appeals granted a continuance and waived any applicable continuance fee for the special‑permit application to construct a two‑family dwelling at 0 Elm (Emerald) Street after the applicant reported an error in the public notice and that filings were inconsistent with the advertised description.
Attorney Christine Tree and the applicant told the board the error affected how the project had been advertised to abutters — the notice used the wrong descriptive term (two family vs. multi‑family) — so the board continued the matter so the correct notice and abutter mailings can be made. The chair confirmed the board would not charge the applicant the $350 continuance fee because the error was the filing/advertising mistake.
The board also discussed interagency timing: the applicant noted they will return to the Planning Board in May and asked that any Planning Board comments be forwarded to zoning staff. The board asked the applicant to send updated planning‑board materials to staff for circulation ahead of the next ZBA meeting.
Ending: The hearing was continued to the next month; no substantive action was taken on the permit.
