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ZBA approves modest two-story addition and garage expansion at 268 Beverly Road
Summary
The board unanimously granted special permits for a modest second-story addition and slight garage expansion at 268 Beverly Road, finding the proposal complies with design-review standards and planning-board recommended conditions.
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant special permits that allow a second-story addition above an existing garage at 268 Beverly Road.
Attorney Robert Allen and architect Erica Patton described a modest project that expands a one-story garage footprint slightly (to 11.5 feet wide) and adds about 404 square feet of living area to create two modest bedrooms, bringing the house’s FAR to about 109.4 percent of the maximum allowed under section 5.22. The applicant said the design preserves neighborhood character and noted support letters from immediate abutters and neighbors.
The planning board had recommended approval subject to conditions including submission of final stamped plans and a landscape plan showing counterbalancing amenities; the building department reported no objection. Board members found the project met special-permit standards under section 905 and voted unanimously to approve the relief subject to the planning-board conditions.
