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Zoning board finds Southerly project changes insubstantial despite public concerns over height and open basins
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously found requested minor changes to the Thelma Southerly comprehensive permit insubstantial — including a switch to pitched roofs (solar‑ready) and open stormwater basins — while residents raised safety, traffic and visual‑impact concerns; engineering sign‑off remains required before building permits.
The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to find a set of proposed changes to the Thelma Southerly comprehensive permit insubstantial, clearing the way for the project team to proceed with updated plans subject to required engineering approvals.
David Calhoun, representing the applicant, said the revisions include modest reductions in unit sizes, a roof change from a flat roof to a pitched roof to accommodate future solar panels, and a redesign of some stormwater elements from underground chambers to shallow, open surface basins. Calhoun stated the highest point of the pitched roofs…
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