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Zoning Board approves several site‑plan and special‑permit requests; overview of votes
Summary
At its July 9 meeting the Concord ZBA approved a tourist‑home test permit for 7 Seymour St., a pump‑station replacement for the Concord Country Club, an addition at 195 Stowe St., a gas‑station/site plan at 166 Commonwealth Ave., and a deck at 111 Pilgrim Rd.; the board continued two large, contested items for further review.
The Concord Zoning Board of Appeals granted a package of routine and site‑specific permits on July 9 while sending two contested matters to later meetings for further study.
Approvals
- 7 Seymour Street: The board granted a one‑year special permit to operate a tourist home at 7 Seymour Street, limiting the initial permit period to 12 months as a test run. (Motion moved by a board member and seconded; voice vote: ayes.)
- Shawnee Country Club (irrigation pump station, 1861 Sudbury Rd.): The board approved a special permit to replace an exposed irrigation pump with a small enclosed pump building in the Floodplain Conservancy District, subject to planning‑board conditions and compensatory floodplain storage.
- 195 Stowe Street: A modest 470‑square‑foot second‑floor addition over an existing garage and minor porch/roof adjustments was approved; the board determined the proposal is not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood.
- Concord Country Store (166 Commonwealth Ave.): The board approved site‑plan review for a renovated gas station and store that includes expanded landscaping, an ADA ramp, a bike rack, and other circulation adjustments; planning‑board findings and conditions were incorporated into the approval.
- 111 Pilgrim Road: The board approved a special permit allowing a 453‑square‑foot deck that maintains the property’s existing nonconforming front‑yard setback after the applicant shifted stairs to reduce the footprint.
Continued or deferred
The board continued the application for a major replacement house at 448 Sudbury Road after extensive neighbor testimony and scheduled a July 21 site visit. The public hearing on a proposed ADU at 262 Virginia Road was closed and the board asked town counsel and planning staff to draft a decision addressing whether to grant relief under variance rules or under ADU waiver standards; the decision will be considered at the board’s next meeting.
All materials, submittals and minutes are posted on the town website; applicants were instructed to upload supplemental elevation/massing views prior to continued hearings.
