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Board approves plans for 190 Franklin St., preserving large Japanese maple and requiring landscape plan
Summary
The board approved a plan to renovate a Victorian home at 190 Franklin Street, add two duplex units in the rear (four units total) and retain a large Japanese maple; approval was subject to submitting a landscape plan and modifying the third‑floor bath configuration.
The Quincy Zoning Board voted to accept a proposal for 190 Franklin Street that will renovate an existing Victorian house, add two duplex units at the rear (bringing the property to four units total) and preserve an on‑site Japanese maple tree.
Attorney Patrick Foley introduced the application and architect Brian Donahue presented the design: the project retains and restores the front Victorian house, adds two duplex units to the rear, and provides ten parking spaces (two under the rear units and eight exterior) using pervious pavers near the protected tree. Donahue said arborists visited the site and the team designed measures to keep and prune the large maple.
The applicant acknowledged they seek relief for lot‑area per dwelling unit (Donahue stated the project is at a 0.6 ratio versus a by‑law of 0.4). Donahue said the team modified plans after neighborhood meetings to reduce unit sizes and preserve privacy and circulation. Board members asked for a landscape plan and expressed interest in snow‑storage details; the applicant agreed to submit a landscape plan and to modify the proposed third‑floor full bath to a half bath as a condition.
A letter from Ward Councilor Richard Ash was read into the record noting prior neighborhood meetings and raising issues about parking, drainage and privacy; the board adopted conditions and approved the application by voice vote.
