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ZBA approves subdivision at 130 Washburn Avenue to preserve resiliency berm for flood protection
Summary
The board granted a variance allowing SD Beechmont LLC to subdivide 130 Washburn Avenue so the applicant can sell a vacant house while retaining control of a resiliency berm that protects the Washburn neighborhood and Suffolk Downs redevelopment.
Mary Kate Schneewise of Beals & Thomas said SD Beechmont LLC seeks to subdivide 130 Washburn Avenue so it can sell a vacant house while maintaining ownership and maintenance responsibility for a resiliency berm that provides flood protection for the Washburn neighborhood and adjacent Suffolk Downs redevelopment.
Schneewise explained the proposed lot split and requested variances for lot area and frontage; she argued the resulting lot dimensions would be comparable to other house lots on Washburn Avenue and that preserving the berm for maintenance purposes supports the variance. Ward 1 Councilor Jim Mercurio said he supported keeping the berm in place. The board voted to grant the variance subject to the standard recording and lapse conditions.
