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ZBA upholds building commissioner: 0 Colgate Road does not have qualifying frontage; appeal denied
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals denied an appeal from the estate of Patricia Connolly that sought a determination that a vacant parcel at 0 Colgate Road has adequate frontage for a single‑family lot. The board concluded the applicant did not provide sufficient evidence that a qualifying private or public way exists to supply zoning frontage.
The Needham Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 30 denied an appeal from the estate of Patricia Connolly challenging the Building Commissioner—s denial of adequate frontage for 0 Colgate Road.
Attorney Jeff Hugino, representing the appellant, argued the parcel (identified as Lot 14 on a 1954 ANR plan) has 95 feet of frontage on a private way historically shown as "Old Cart Path" and that, together with earlier 1947 layout plans, the lot meets the minimum 80 feet of frontage required in the single‑residence B district. Hugino presented a chain of historical plans and title references and said an ANR endorsed by the planning board in 1954 supports his position.
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