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Owner seeks in‑law apartment at 35 Ash St.; ZBA requests comparables and overlay maps

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The owner of 35 Ash St. asked the ZBA for relief to allow a two‑family configuration (an in‑law basement apartment) on a lot smaller than required; the board left the hearing open and asked the applicant for comparable properties and mapping to clarify neighborhood context and parking implications.

Patrick Hedderman, owner and builder, told the Zoning Board of Appeals on June 23 that he intends to build a house at 35 Ash St. with a basement in‑law apartment sharing a stairwell with the primary unit. Because the lot is undersized for two-family use in the UR-3 district, the owner sought relief from minimum lot-size and lot-width requirements.

"I am looking to build an in law apartment in the basement," Hedderman said, adding that the house is designed to "look like a single family home" with a common…

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