Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Variance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves variances and special permit to expand rear corner at 48 Stevens Park Road
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted multiple variances and a special permit Sept. 2 for a rear-corner alteration at 48 Stevens Park Road, approving relief for side-yard and front setbacks and finding the changes consistent with neighborhood character.
CHARLTON, Sept. 2 — The Town of Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances for side-yard and front-yard setbacks and a special permit Tuesday for a property owner at 48 Stevens Park Road to square off the rear corner of an existing residence on a nonconforming lakeside lot.
Philip Koric, the project architect, said the proposal would enclose a portion of an existing deck to provide a stair connection between a walkout basement and the main level. He told the board the work will not extend beyond the current rear building footprint and is intended to address topography and functional circulation.
The board granted relief of about 3.5 feet on the southerly side-yard setback, 9.8 feet on the northerly side, and 6.7 feet from the front setback requirement, and approved a special permit to change/alter a preexisting nonconforming structure. The chair said the hardship justification was the size, shape and steep topography of the lot; the board found the proposal consistent with neighborhood characteristics and unlikely to create an adverse impact.
Board members noted some numerical confusion in the application paperwork about measured relief; the board clarified on the record the applicable setback numbers before voting. After an unnamed member moved and another seconded, the motion carried. The board reminded the applicant of the 20-day appeal period and the requirement to record the full approval package at the registry of deeds once that period expires.
The project will be a two-story structure with a walkout component; the board said the change replaces a single-story walkout configuration. The board recorded no additional conditions beyond the standard notice and recording requirements.
