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ZBA grants temporary variance for Lynn foster-care home for animals with two-year renewals and operating conditions
Summary
The zoning board granted a temporary, person-tied variance allowing Carol Palastrone to operate an interim foster home for animals at her Lynn residence, conditioned on signed agreements with shelters, an operating plan, limits on outdoor exposure of animals and biennial renewals.
The Lynn City Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 18 granted a temporary variance allowing an interim foster home for animals at a private residence operated by Carol Palastrone, with conditions designed to limit public nuisance and ensure oversight.
Palastrone, represented by counsel, sought clarity after Inspectional Services had earlier described the operation as an unlicensed shelter. Counsel told the board the property would operate as a foster home, not a public shelter, and that Palastrone had signed agreements with three licensed shelters to accept animals as needed. "We will limit right now to 20," counsel and the petitioner indicated in paperwork submitted to the board; the client’s materials cited a proposal of "15 to 20 total" animals.
After extended public comment — including multiple neighbors and several city and regional…
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