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ZBA approves new house at 55 Sterling Street but denies curb cut request, asks owner to tone down green
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved Alicia Wynn’s application to demolish and rebuild a single‑family house at 55 Sterling Street subject to color adjustments and denial of a curb‑cut relocation because of a 2022 moratorium on digging newly paved streets.
The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance to demolish and reconstruct a single‑family home at 55 Sterling Street on June 10, but denied the applicant’s request to relocate a curb cut and required the owner to tone down proposed bright green garage doors.
Applicant Kevin Poseley, speaking for Alicia Wynn, said the existing house has foundation issues and an aging structure; architect Artan Sadighbo described proposed fiber‑cement siding and a light green/off‑white color scheme. The board and several neighbors asked for color renderings and for the applicant to avoid garish colors; the architect agreed to provide a rendered color plan.
A DPW memorandum read into the record noted specific engineering comments and highlighted a five‑year moratorium on digging in Sterling and Versailles streets because they were repaved in 2022. The DPW asked the applicant to specify impervious area increases, show as‑built utility and grading plans, and explain runoff treatment.
Neighbors spoke during the hearing, saying the new house’s scale, modern materials and color choices could be out of character with the neighborhood. One resident urged the board to require more traditional New England materials. The applicant agreed to provide color renderings and the board conditioned approval on toning down the shade of the proposed green garage doors.
The board’s motion recorded as ZBA 25‑23 approved the petition to demolish and rebuild 55 Sterling Street, subject to the color‑tone condition and denial of a proposed curb cut because of the 2022 moratorium. The applicant’s case was continued only to allow submission of the color renderings and the board closed the hearing after recording the motion.
