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ZBA approves Regeneron request to use barbed wire and spiked posts at 56 Duplainville Road
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted Regeneron Pharmaceuticals an area variance permitting fences built with barbed wire and spiked posts in the city's general industrial district, citing existing similar security measures in the area and federal security obligations.
The Zoning Board of Appeals on March 24 approved an area variance allowing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to construct perimeter fencing using materials including barbed wire and spiked posts at 56 Duplainville Road in the city's General Industrial district.
The board adopted a drafted motion that found the applicant had demonstrated the need for security measures required by federal agencies connected to the company's operations. The motion noted that nearby industrial properties already have similar security features and that pedestrian access to the property is limited, reducing the risk of accidental contact with the fencing.
The motion recorded the board's weighing of the standard variance factors: the board concluded the benefit could not be achieved by other feasible means, that granting the variance would not create an undesirable change in neighborhood character because of existing security features in the district, and that potential substantiality of 100% relief was mitigated by context. The motion also flagged that the difficulty was self-created but stated that was not fatal to approval.
The roll call vote was unanimous: Christopher LaPointe, Jonah Cohen, Shaffer Gaston, Otis Maxwell, Amanda Demma, Brendan Dailey and Paige Simpson voted in favor; the motion passed 7–0.
