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Board approves modest addition at 16 Salvatore Circle to improve accessibility
Summary
The Zoning Board granted a finding allowing an addition that reduces a side setback from 10.8 feet to 8.3 feet so the homeowners can relocate laundry and add an accessible walk-in shower.
Gary and Kathy Atkinson received a finding from the Town of Danvers Zoning Board of Appeals to expand a nonconforming house at 16 Salvatore Circle (docket 25-5118). The board found the proposed addition is not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the existing structure and granted the request under Table 2 of the zoning rules.
Homeowner Gary Atkinson told the board the project would "put an addition onto the back of our house that will allow us to bring the, the washer and dryer upstairs and build a ... walk in shower" so they can remain in the home as they age. The addition totals about 218 square feet; the portion that encroaches beyond the existing 10.8-foot side setback is roughly 27 square feet and the proposed 8.3-foot setback quoted at the hearing "does include the overhang," the applicant confirmed.
Board members visited the property and spoke with abutters. Two signed letters from immediate neighbors (14 and 18 Salvatore Circle) were read into the record indicating no objection. The board discussed stormwater and engineering comments; staff and the applicant calculated the addition does not trigger the town's stormwater/permitting threshold (the addition is below the 50% increase threshold cited by engineering), and board members concluded no separate stormwater permit was required for this project.
Deliberating, members noted the addition was modest, that neighbors had been notified and did not object, and that the change "is not substantially more detrimental than the existing nonconforming structure to the neighborhood." The board voted in favor of the finding by voice vote and instructed the applicants to secure building permits and any necessary permits from town departments before construction.
Docket: 25-5118
