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Zoning board grants variance for single‑family home at 148 Cumberland Avenue after rezoning dispute
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance June 5 allowing owner Doug Fulton to build a single‑family dwelling on a lot rezoned to B1; the board cited the applicant's investment and the lot's unique rezoning pattern in its findings.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Portland voted unanimously June 5 to grant a hardship variance permitting construction of a single‑family dwelling at 148 Cumberland Avenue for applicant and property owner Doug Fulton, despite the lot having been rezoned to a B1 mixed‑use category under the city's recent recode.
Fulton told the board he bought the lot in spring 2023, spent substantial time and money on surveys, design and pre‑application work with city staff, and relied on earlier guidance before the recode map was finalized. "I believe the conditions of the hardship variance have been met," Fulton…
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