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Board continues appeal from Nelson Burlingame over whether large garage is a preexisting commercial use
Summary
Nelson Burlingame appealed a zoning enforcement opinion that his 40x78 garage is a principal commercial use after lot subdivision; the board continued the matter to May 19 to review historical permits, assessor records and evidence of continuous commercial use before deciding whether the use is preexisting nonconforming.
Nelson Burlingame asked the Town of Charlton Zoning Board of Appeals on April 7 to overturn a zoning enforcement officer’s opinion that a large garage on his former residential parcel should be treated as a principal commercial use after he subdivided the property.
Burlingame told the board the building has housed heavy equipment, dump trucks and excavators for years and provided past determination letters, certificates of compliance and a current business certificate to support his claim that the building is a preexisting nonconforming commercial use dating to before comprehensive zoning in…
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