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Malden zoning board approves accessible first-floor addition for Floral Avenue home, requires deck removal

Malden Zoning Board of Appeals · November 24, 2025
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Summary

The Malden Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 19 granted petition 25-013 to allow an accessible first-floor addition at 38 Floral Ave, conditioned on the applicant submitting revised plans that remove a rear deck and show a patio and ramp; the vote was unanimous.

The Malden Zoning Board of Appeals voted on Nov. 19 to grant petition 25-013, allowing an accessible first-floor addition at 38 Floral Ave while requiring the applicant to submit revised plans removing a rear deck and showing a patio with a ramp.

The petition, filed by Mildred Tortorella Collins and Lawrence Collins III, requested variances from the Code of the City of Malden (Title 12.16.010, Table of intensity regulations) for side-yard setback, rear-yard setback and lot coverage for a single-family dwelling. Designer and builder Razi Okevara told the board, "We're coming in front of you today to seek permission to build an addition for basically…

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