Applicant seeks variance to convert pre-existing cottage to accessory apartment on Sabonic Road
Aug 20, 2026
The ZBA heard arguments to legalize a pre-existing cottage as an accessory apartment and to legalize a shed without a permit; the board closed the hearing and set a written comment deadline and decision date in September.
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Attorney David Gil Martin Jr. told the ZBA the lot at 83 Sabonic Road contains a pre-existing cottage the owner wants to convert to an accessory apartment and that a shed built without a permit must be legalized. Martin argued the irregular, pie-shaped lot and abutting town-owned land mean the change will have minimal character impact and that lot coverage will remain modest (proposed roofed coverage ~25.5%).
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