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Charlton zoning board grants special permit to rebuild home at 116 Nugget Drive
Summary
The Town of Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 2 granted a special permit allowing PMZ Development to demolish an existing nonconforming house at 116 Nugget Drive and replace it with a new single-family dwelling, subject to the 20-day appeal period and recordation requirements.
CHARLTON, Sept. 2 — The Town of Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals voted Tuesday to grant a special permit allowing PMZ Development to demolish an existing house at 116 Nugget Drive and replace it with a new single-family home.
The chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals said the proposed reconstruction is “in harmony with the general purpose intent of our bylaw” and would not be “detrimental to the neighborhood,” and the board moved to grant the permit based on submitted plans. Peter Hauger Jr., of PMZ Development, told the board the existing house is “beyond repair in our opinion, basically, and needs to be demolished.”
The board discussed the property’s nonconforming status and confirmed that two members who had missed a prior hearing — Marco Tiberi and Garrett LaFrance — had submitted written certifications that they had reviewed the missed session materials and were not disqualified from voting under ‘‘general laws, chapter 39 23 d,’’ as read into the record by the chair. After a motion and an unnamed second, the board voted to grant the special permit. The board noted a 20-day appeal period begins when the town clerk posts notice; after that period PMZ Development must record the full permit package at the registry of deeds.
The application was for a like-for-like replacement of a single-family dwelling on a lot that the board described as preexisting nonconforming under the town zoning bylaws. The board’s approval statement says the reconstruction, as submitted in the site plan and supporting documents, meets the board’s findings that it will be in harmony with neighborhood characteristics and not cause a nuisance or hazard.
The board did not attach additional conditions beyond the standard requirements discussed in the hearing: the 20-day appeal period and the recording of the full permit document at the registry of deeds. The applicant was told to record the entire permit document, not just a single page.
The board moved on to other hearings after the vote.
