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ZBA approves subdivision and parking easement at 23 Claremont Avenue with new curb cut and recorded easement
Summary
The ZBA allowed subdivision of 23 Claremont Avenue to create a new two-family parcel while retaining an existing five-unit building, subject to recording an easement, adding a curb cut on Claremont Avenue for three tandem spaces, removing a front space and adopting the proposed landscape plan.
The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals approved a petition to subdivide the parcel at 23 Claremont Avenue, creating a lot for a new two-family dwelling while retaining the existing five-unit building on the remaining parcel, subject to recorded easement language and parking adjustments.
Attorney Mark Sullivan and counsel for the applicant described a plan that assigns most on-site parking to the existing five-family building, adds three tandem spaces and provides two visitor spaces for the proposed townhomes. Board members and neighbors debated whether tandem spaces would be practical and whether a curb cut on Claremont Avenue should be added to make three spaces pull‑in rather than tandem.
Several residents, including Jack Mayo of 16 Claremont Avenue, and board members voiced concern about street parking in the area, particularly during mosque services on Fridays, saying emergency access can be impeded when side streets are full. Councilor Richard Ashford, who spoke during the discussion, supported adding a second curb cut to improve ingress and egress and said the additional dedicated spaces could help reduce street parking.
Board members sought clarity on which spaces would be assigned to the townhomes and which would remain for the five-unit building. Counsel confirmed the easement language will grant use rights for specified visitor spaces to the townhomes and will require assignment of tandem spaces to particular units so they are not used in a manner that blocks other vehicles.
The board’s motion approving the subdivision required recordation of the easement granting access and use rights, addition of a curb cut on the Clermont/Claremont side to allow pull‑in access to three spaces, removal of the single front parking space on Claremont, and incorporation of the submitted landscape plan. The approval included direction that visitor spaces for the townhomes be defined in the easement and that final parking layout drawings be submitted to DPW for review.
The motion passed on a voice vote; the transcript records board members voting “Aye” and a unanimous “So moved.” The board also required that the final easement document be recorded prior to issuance of any building or occupancy permits.
