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Planning board delays decision on Jonathan Rogers' conversion to three-unit building pending ZBA variance
Summary
The board accepted jurisdiction of a proposal to convert an existing house into three units but identified a front-setback nonconformity that requires ZBA relief; the hearing was continued to Oct. 20 contingent on obtaining a variance.
Jonathan Rogers asked the Planning Board to accept a site-plan application to convert a building on Whitehall Road into a three-unit residential structure. Town staff said the property meets many requirements for conversion of pre-1985 structures, but members noted a key technical issue: the existing building sits only inches from the front property line in parts of the plan.
Board members and staff advised Rogers that the regulations requiring conformity to setbacks are applicable to alterations and that the project therefore needs a dimensional variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment before the Planning Board may take final action. Grant and other staff suggested the applicant work with staff to get the zoning relief on the Oct. 14 ZBA agenda so the Planning Board could consider the item at its Oct. 20 meeting. The board formally continued the hearing to Oct. 20, 2025, subject to the applicant obtaining the ZBA variance.
What’s next: Rogers should submit the variance request to the ZBA (deadline noted by staff) and return to the Planning Board after the ZBA acts.
