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Northborough ZBA approves variance for four‑bay garage at 58 Rice Ave.
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a dimensional variance to allow a detached four‑bay garage at 58 Rice Ave., citing the lot’s irregular shape and septic constraints; neighbors had argued the front‑yard placement poses safety and visibility concerns.
The Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 13 approved a variance allowing a detached four‑bay garage at 58 Rice Ave., concluding the property’s irregular shape and septic placement create sufficient hardship to permit an additional garage bay beyond the town’s three‑bay guideline.
The applicant’s surveyor, David Sadowski of D.J. Associates, told the board the 21,230‑square‑foot lot narrows toward the rear, contains a septic field that prevents a rear‑yard garage and leaves only a constrained front area suitable for the structure. "The hardship is that the way the building is situated, there's no real way to connect the garage to the building," Sadowski said, adding the proposed garage would sit about 30 feet from…
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