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Brockton zoning board grants special permit for house addition, requires cleanup and new building permit

Brockton Zoning Board · January 14, 2026
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Summary

The Brockton zoning board granted a special permit allowing a side-yard relief for a homeowner’s addition on condition that the yard be cleaned and a new building permit (with inspections) be obtained; the board recorded five affirmative votes.

A Brockton homeowner received permission to complete an addition after the zoning board voted to grant a special permit, but only after officials attached conditions to address permitting and yard conditions.

The homeowner told the board the addition "does not create a new type of zoning violation" and said she was "simply asking to extend the current building line." Board members repeatedly noted the construction had proceeded without a valid permit: the homeowner said she applied in July 2024 but that…

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