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Board denies variance to convert accessory structure to guest house at 212 Spring Street
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board denied a request to reduce a side‑yard setback to convert a rear accessory structure into a guest house at 212 Spring Street, citing that the owner can make reasonable use of the property and that the structure was originally built as an accessory building.
The Planning & Zoning Board denied a variance that would have reduced the minimum side-yard setback from the required distance (recorded in staff review) to allow a change of use from an accessory structure to a guest house at 212 Spring Street.
Staff described the request as a proposed conversion of an existing one‑story accessory structure (approximately 480 square feet) to habitable living space. The application sought relief from setback requirements and, depending on final interior dimensions, may also have required additional variances if the unit exceeded local accessory‑unit size limits. Staff reviewed the…
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