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Board grants special permit for larger addition at 36 Pond Street
Summary
Dickinson Architects won approval for an 832 sq ft addition at 36 Pond Street that will increase the house's gross floor area beyond 50%; board members said the work enables aging‑in‑place and fits the neighborhood. The board approved the permit with standard conditions.
The Concord Zoning Board of Appeals on March 26 granted a special permit allowing an 832 sq ft addition to the home at 36 Pond Street, finding the design compatible with the West Concord neighborhood and useful for the owners’ plan to age in place.
Nancy Dickinson of Dickinson Architects represented the applicants (listed in the record as Dominica/Nikki and Richard Amodio) and explained that the addition, which the transcript records as approximately 60% over the 50% gross‑floor‑area limit, will include a first‑floor family room and an upstairs master bedroom and bathroom. Dickinson said the project will not exceed maximum floor‑area ratio and that the existing garage mass will be removed so that net lot coverage will remain largely unchanged.
Board members reviewed site plans and elevations and asked about privacy impacts from new windows; Dickinson said the property is a corner lot with two sides facing streets and that windows on the addition would not unduly overlook neighbors. The applicant said neighbors they contacted expressed support, and that the owners intend the house to remain suitable for long‑term occupancy.
A motion to grant the special permit under zoning bylaw sections 7.1.5 and 11.6 was made, seconded and carried; votes in the record are affirmative. The board approved the permit with standard conditions and wished the applicants well.
Transcript notes: the hearing record contains variations in owner name spelling (Dominica vs. Nikki) and the applicant said the addition is about 60% over the allowed increase; the motion text in the record lists precise figures for the existing and proposed sizes. The board also discussed modest driveway and walk replacements and requested the applicant provide the planned elevations and floor plans to the file.
