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Zoning board grants variance to add one unit at 347 Quincy St.; imposes driveway and unit‑type conditions
Summary
The Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing the owners of 347 Quincy St. to convert their long‑time single‑family home into a two‑dwelling unit with two conditions: the completed dwelling shall not exceed a two‑family and the new driveway may be relocated to Beaumont Avenue subject to DPW approval. The vote was 5–0.
Kenneth Galligan, chair of the Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals, announced the board granted a variance to allow conversion of 347 Quincy St. from a single‑family residence to a two‑dwelling unit, with conditions on driveway placement and the maximum permitted dwelling configuration.
Petitioner Angelina Bruce Flinori told the board she and her husband have owned the property 26 years and described the lot as unusually deep and a corner parcel that can accommodate an interior conversion without expanding the building’s footprint. “We have lived at this property for 26 years,” Flinori said, arguing the proposal preserves green space while adding only one unit. She and a co‑applicant outlined exhibits showing the lot’s depth and proposed parking.
Acting Building Commissioner William Forte told the board it could impose conditions and raised traffic concerns about two driveways on Quincy Street; board members and the applicants agreed that placing the new driveway on Beaumont Avenue would be preferable if that arrangement meets Department of Public Works requirements. The petitioners said they would be willing to relocate the driveway.
Board members questioned parking and bedroom counts; petitioners described two additional parking spaces (arranged side‑by‑side with room to stack up to four vehicles) and a six‑bedroom total across the two units (four upstairs, two downstairs). The petitioner said the work adds roughly 1,700 square feet (broken down in presentation as about 380 sf main floor, 428 sf second floor, and 1,000 sf top floor).
A letter from City Councilor Jeff Thompson urging approval was entered into the record, and Councilor Jeff Charnell spoke in support, saying the plan was well researched and noting housing supply concerns.
After deliberation the board adopted two stipulations with the grant: that the completed dwelling shall not be larger than a two‑family dwelling and that the board would have no objection to relocating the proposed parking/driveway to Beaumont Avenue, subject to DPW approval. A board member moved to grant with those stipulations and another member seconded; the clerk’s roll call produced five affirmative votes and no negatives. The chair announced the petition granted.
The applicants may proceed with permitting and any DPW curb‑cut approval; the board’s stipulations remain part of the zoning decision.
