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Unpermitted retaining wall stalls occupancy; Charlton Zoning Board continues hearing for Jennings Road property
Summary
A retaining wall built without a permit at a Jennings Road property prompted the building commissioner to withhold an occupancy permit; the owner and neighbors sought zoning relief and the board continued the hearing to Sept. 2.
Rip LeBlanc, appearing for property owners at Jennings Road, asked the Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals for relief from a five‑foot setback requirement after a stone retaining wall was built near a new house on the parcel. LeBlanc said the wall was needed to hold soil and provide the required pitch away from the house and that moving the wall would prevent proper drainage.
"The wall was installed as we were building it... it's on their property," LeBlanc said. He and…
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