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Board orders revised deck permit after neighbor privacy concerns; requires 3‑ft setback on northern side (or equivalent firewall)
Summary
After neighbors appealed work replacing a rear deck at 678 Vermont, the Board of Appeals directed the permit be revised to require maintenance of fire separation distances and a 3‑foot setback on the northern property line (permit holder may instead install an approved firewall on the southern side). The motion passed 3–1.
The Board of Appeals on Jan. 28 revised a building permit for a rear‑yard deck at 678 Vermont Street after neighbors appealed, citing demolition and reconstruction that they said exceeded an in‑kind repair and raised privacy and fire‑safety concerns.
Appellants, represented by counsel, presented photos showing complete demolition and a new deck constructed before the November 26 revision permit was approved; they said the result eliminates privacy…
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