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As-built vs. approved plans at One and Three Chestnut Street prompt ZBA continuation
Summary
The Zoning Board continued hearings for One and Three Chestnut Street after staff said the constructed decks differ from the approved site plans; the board asked staff to locate approved permit records and carry the items to July.
The Milford Zoning Board of Appeals continued two related applications for One and Three Chestnut Street on June 9 after staff reported discrepancies between the approved planning set and the as-built condition.
Attorney Thomas Lynch explained that the two rear lots stem from an earlier 8-24 approval and a paper-street history (Chester Street) that led the developer to treat frontage as private access. Lynch asked the board to allow the existing decks — which the owner says were constructed based on a later revision — to remain.
City staff, speaking through zoning enforcement officer Steven Harris, told the board the plans submitted to planning and zoning were zoning-compliant but the finished product is not: the built decks are deeper than the approved seven-foot depth. Mr. Harris said the finished product does not match the approved set, which is why the matter is before the board.
Owner/builder Doug Woods said he had submitted a later revised plan showing a 10-foot deck and disputed which plan is the controlling, approved file. The board directed staff to retrieve and circulate the complete record of submitted and approved plans and continued the applications to July so the parties can clarify which set of documents governs the as-built condition.
