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Quincy ZBA continues homeowner’s request to add second story after neighbors and board cite maintenance concerns
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals continued Thomas Williams’s request to add a full second story and small front addition at 174 Palmer St., setting a Nov. 18 return date after board members said property maintenance and tenant control need attention.
Thomas Williams, owner of 174 Palmer Street in Quincy, asked the Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 for a finding under “chapter 48 6 section 6” to allow a full second-story addition and a roughly 5-by-8-foot entry extension to his single-family corner lot home.
Williams told the board the proposed second floor would follow the existing 900-square-foot footprint, produce about 1,800 square feet of finished aboveground living space, and would not alter existing setbacks or increase nonconforming dimensions. “We’re not increasing or altering any existing nonconforming…
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