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Board continues 85 Upton Street mudroom application after plan and setback discrepancies
Summary
The Zoning Board continued the application for a 120-square-foot mudroom at 85 Upton Street after finding mismatches between stamped drawings and dimensional forms; the board required revised, stamped plans to be submitted by July 11 for the July 22 hearing.
The Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals on June 24 continued an application to add a 120-square-foot mudroom to the dwelling at 85 Upton Street after the board identified discrepancies between stamped plans and the dimensional form in the application file.
An applicant representative identified herself as Vanessa Fabro and described the proposal as a mudroom that would encroach into the side setback. Owner Daniel Pierce said the planned addition is 10 by 12 feet and would serve as a second entrance and storage area for a family with four children. “We are proposing a mudroom, and our problem is going into the setbacks,” Vanessa Fabro said. Daniel Pierce added: “We have 4 kids and honestly, we just want a place where shoes, backpacks, and jackets can go.”
Board members noted that the dimensional form filed with the permit application and the stamped plot plan did not match. The stamped drawing in the file showed an 8.25-foot setback after construction; the assessor’s measurement and other dimensional pages indicated the resulting setback would be about 7.72 feet. The zoning ordinance requires a 13-foot side setback, so the addition as drawn would require a variance larger than the applicant initially expected.
The board directed the applicant to provide a stamped survey or corrected sealed plans that match the dimensional form. The board set a submission deadline: revised, stamped plans must arrive by 9 a.m. on July 11 to be placed on the July 22 agenda. The case was continued without prejudice pending those corrected documents. The board emphasized that neighbors rely on accurate stamped plans and that a different (smaller or larger) resulting setback could prompt opposition when abutters are made aware of the precise number.
No opposition appeared at the hearing; the board did not vote on the variance itself but voted to continue the application to the July hearing on the condition the revised materials be filed by the stated deadline.
