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Planning Board recommends unfavorable referral on variance for 2 Mason Drive after neighbor objections
Summary
Acting Chair Christopher Wilson presided as the Planning Board recommended an unfavorable referral to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance at 2 Mason Drive, citing small lot size and lack of hardship after neighbors raised precedent and nuisance concerns.
The Milford Planning Board voted on June 2 to provide an unfavorable recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals on a variance application for 2 Mason Drive, after board members and nearby residents raised concerns about lot size and potential impacts.
Vice-Chair Christopher Wilson chaired the item while Chairman Jose Morais and Marble Mainini III recused themselves from the matter. Board members Joseph Calagione and Martha L. White said the existing lot is non-conforming and that the applicant had not demonstrated a legal hardship sufficient to justify a variance. Calagione said the proposed lot sizes were too small and articulated the lack of hardship as the basis for an unfavorable recommendation.
Neighbors spoke in opposition during the Planning Board’s review. David Dutton of 3 Jencks Road said he values the character of the RC zoning district and worried that approving the variance would set an unwelcome precedent; Lisa Sherman of 4 Jencks Road said the location of the proposed house would be a nuisance to her yard. Both said they would attend the ZBA hearing next week.
After taking public comment, the Board voted 3–0 (two members recused) to forward an unfavorable recommendation to the ZBA, citing the non-conforming nature of the lot and lack of demonstrated hardship.
The unfavorable recommendation does not decide the variance; it is advisory to the Zoning Board of Appeals, which will hear the application next week.
