Zoning Board votes: plans for lot splits, variances and use changes approved or continued Oct. 16

Fall River — At its Oct. 16 meeting the Zoning Board of Appeals heard a series of petitions ranging from residential lot splits to modest building additions, and it voted on motions that will determine whether applicants may proceed to subsequent permitting steps.

Key board actions included approvals for property divisions at 860 & 868 President Avenue and 29 Palmer Street, a special permit to convert the Durfee/Buffington building at 377 Second Street into 10 one‑bedroom apartments, approval for several smaller variances and special permits, a six‑month extension of a previously granted variance for 99 Jones Street, and a motion to table a Little Hands College petition pending legal guidance. The board also allowed one petition (ACN Treyum LLC, 547 Highland Avenue) to be withdrawn without prejudice.

Highlights of the board—s votes and conditions:

- Cordero Family Irrevocable Trust, 243 Montaup Street (Old Business): The board granted relief limited to lot‑coverage and the rear‑yard setback for a proposed deck after the applicant revised plans to eliminate front and side setback and parking variances. Motion approved unanimously; decision narrows the relief to lot coverage (proposed about 51.3%…