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ZBA approves variances to allow single‑family house on undersized Talcott Avenue lot

2357201 · February 20, 2025
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Summary

The Zoning Board granted use and dimensional variances for two applications filed for 0 Talcott Ave., allowing a modest single‑family home on a lot substantially smaller than IND‑2 district standards. Applicant argued the block is functionally residential despite the industrial district zoning.

The Gardner City Zoning Board of Appeals voted to grant a use variance and multiple dimensional variances for a proposal to build a single‑family home at 0 Talcott Avenue.

Attorney Christine M. Tree told the board the lot is roughly 7,400 square feet with about 50 feet of frontage and that the Talcott Avenue block is entirely developed with single‑family homes even though it lies in the…

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