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Charlton Zoning Board continues hearing on special permit for 116 Nugget Drive
Summary
The Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals opened a petition from PMZ Development LLC to demolish and rebuild a two‑bedroom house at 116 Nugget Drive but continued the hearing to Sept. 2 because the board lacked the four‑fifths vote needed to grant relief.
The Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals opened a petition from PMZ Development LLC seeking a special permit to demolish an existing two‑bedroom dwelling and build a new two‑bedroom house at 116 Nugget Drive, then continued the hearing to Sept. 2 after the board determined it did not have the four‑fifths concurrence required to grant relief.
The applicant, Jason Dubois of DC Engineering & Survey, described the lot as a roughly 10,000‑square‑foot preexisting nonconforming parcel with a dilapidated dwelling and said the proposal would place the new house more toward the middle of the lot and meet setbacks and a new septic system. "We're proposing to demolish the existing house and rebuild a new 2 bedroom house within the setbacks," Dubois said.
Kurt Meskis, Charlton zoning enforcement officer and building commissioner, told the board the lot is one of several small parcels around Nugget Lake and that similar permits have been granted in the neighborhood in the past. He said the existing structure is dilapidated and noted a detached garage on a separate parcel across the street. "This is a preexisting nonconforming lot in the area," Meskis said.
Board members voiced no substantive objections on the record but said they could not vote on the special permit because the board did not have four of five members present, which the chair said was necessary for any relief. The board moved and unanimously approved (voice vote) a motion to continue the hearing to Sept. 2 so absent members could review materials and the recording before voting.
With the continuation the board preserved the open‑hearing status; the applicant was asked to leave full documentation for the absent members' review so they could be "brought up to speed" before any vote.
The continuation motion passed by voice vote with all members present saying "aye."
The hearing record includes the applicant's plans, a site locus, and a note that the proposal would place the new home within required setbacks and install a new septic system. The board and staff did not take a final vote on the special permit at the Aug. 5 meeting.
