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ZBA approves alterations at 96 Bridal Street; shed application withdrawn
Summary
The board approved a special permit to alter a nonconforming dwelling at 96 Bridal Street (porch extension, sunroom, dormer) after the applicants withdrew a shed request and agreed to a revised plan and select‑board license for a fence/stone wall in the layout.
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit allowing Mark and Mary Ann Brown to alter their nonconforming dwelling at 96 Bridal Street (RB district), authorizing a modest porch extension, a sunroom and a dormer that increase lot coverage to approximately 24 percent. The applicants withdrew a separate request for a shed so the board could proceed that evening.
Attorney Kevin Clauer, representing the Browns, explained the project would not raise ridge height and that the dormer would remain below the current ridge elevation; the plan increases lot coverage by about 446 square feet but remains below the bylaw maximum for total paving/coverage. Engineering recommended stormwater containment and dry wells or a rain garden; the conservation commission issued a negative Determination of Applicability for the work. The board also noted a stone wall and fence extending into the public way; applicants agreed to apply to the select board for a license to retain those features.
The board approved the special permit unanimously with standard conditions (working hours, engineering measures, updated plan reflecting dry wells, and a select‑board license for the fence/stone wall). The building commissioner advised that renovation costs must not exceed 50 percent of assessed value to avoid triggering flood‑zone building requirements.
