Norwood ZBA approves replacement home at 243 Prospect Street after survey correction

The Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously Feb. 10 to grant a special permit allowing owners Andrew and Hannah Mumey to demolish an existing nonconforming house at 243 Prospect Street and build a conforming replacement.

Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing the Mumeys, told the board that a revised survey and an accompanying letter from the project surveyor, submitted Jan. 29, 2026, resolved an earlier question about an alleged driveway encroachment by the neighboring property. "The surveyor went back and reviewed the plans ... and determined that the driveway was in fact properly located on the neighbor's property," Hearn said. He added that the proposed new dwelling conforms to dimensional requirements including front, side and rear yards.

Board members had no substantive objections during questioning; the chair read that the plan revised 01/29/2026 should be the plan of record. The board closed the public hearing and voted to approve the special permit. The chair noted that approval was limited to the demolition-related special permit required under the town bylaw (cited by counsel as section 5.7.0.3).

The approval records the revised plan as the controlling plan for the case. No conditions beyond the plan-of-record requirement were recorded during the meeting. The applicants were thanked for resolving the boundary question with neighboring property owners and for filing the revised materials that the board relied on in granting relief.

The Board moved to the next agenda item after the vote; no further comment or appeals were raised at the meeting.