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Nahant ZBA continues variance request for 148 Wilson Road after neighbors object and survey questions arise
Summary
The Nahant Zoning Board of Appeals continued a petition by Steven and Helen Faucet for a deck and covered porch at 148 Wilson Road to April 14, 2026, asking the applicants for revised plans and the surveyors lot-coverage calculations amid neighbor concerns about density and whether mean low tide affects the lot area.
The Nahant Zoning Board of Appeals on March 31, 2026 continued a variance request from Steven and Helen Faucet for additions at 148 Wilson Road to April 14 so the applicants can supply revised plans and written surveyor calculations clarifying lot coverage and property lines.
Steven Faucet, speaking for himself and his wife, said the project would extend an existing deck and add a covered porch to protect basement egress from splashover. "We get occasional splashover events where...water does splash over onto this wall and can wrap around down into this stairwell," Faucet said, describing sandbags he currently uses to block water from the basement door.
Neighbors urged the board to uphold setback and lot-coverage limits because Wilson Road parcels are small and densely built. "This is a massive wraparound addition," said Kathy Ryan, who lives next door. Ryan said the neighborhood voted in favor of owner-occupancy protections and warned that incremental expansions (
