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Board upholds variance for Gladys Street addition over neighbor objections
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied appeals against variances for a vertical addition at 11 Gladys St., finding planning and zoning findings supported the variance despite neighbor objections about privacy, light, and potential de facto demolition; the motion to deny the appeal passed 4–1.
The Board of Appeals on April 3 upheld variances allowing a vertical addition at 11 Gladys Street, denying neighborhood appeals that argued the project would injure adjacent properties by blocking light and airflow and risk a de facto demolition in the field.
Appellant David D'Onofrio and multiple neighbors said the proposed addition — an increase of several feet above the existing nonconforming structure — would create substantial privacy intrusions and economic harm to adjacent properties. Neighbors and an…
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