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ZBA granted broad variances for 6–8 Gumwood; planning board and attorney flagged unusual scope
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted variances for two Gumwood lots in and near the floodplain that planning members described as unusually broad and lacking specific conditions, prompting concern and a planned follow-up with counsel.
Two lots at 6 and 8 Gumwood were subject to an unusual variance process that participants described as broad in scope. The transcript records that the Zoning Board of Appeals granted relief that several planning-board attendees considered unusually permissive, allowing applicants to proceed in ways some members thought left too few specific conditions.
Meeting participants said the lots lie in the floodplain and…
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