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Zoning Board of Appeals

A collection of 27 issues

Wayland ZBA approves Sherman's Bridge rehab, continues contested shed case

WAYLAND — July 14, 2026 — Wayland ZBA approves Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation and defers Stonebridge Road shed case. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Tuesday to grant the Department of Public Works a special permit under Article 17 for the town's joint project with Sudbury to

Sudbury ZBA approves floodplain special permit for Sudbury-Wayland bridge repair

SUDBURY — July 6, 2026 — Sudbury ZBA clears last local permit for Sudbury-Wayland bridge repair. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Monday to grant a special permit in the floodplain overlay district for DPW Director Tina Rivard's application in Case 26-07, following orders of conditions

Natick ZBA Approves Six Demolition-Rebuild Projects, Rejects Sheffield Road House

NATICK — June 22, 2026 — Natick's Zoning Board of Appeals approved six demolition-and-rebuild or addition applications at its June 22 meeting while rejecting one and continuing another. The board voted 5-0 to approve projects at 22 Laconia Road, 52 Bacon Street, and 3 Walcott Street, and

Boxborough ZBA Approves Art Studio Sign Permit, Elects McCormack as New Chair

Boxborough's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a special permit for a freestanding sign at 25A Stow Road and reorganized its leadership at a virtual meeting June 16.

Weston ZBA Unanimously Approves Special Permits for Two Residential Additions

WESTON — June 16, 2026 — Weston ZBA grants back-to-back special permits for residential additions carrying unusually high floor-area ratios. The three-member board — Chair Stephen J. Larocque and members Jane Fisher Carlson and Wendy Kaplan Amour — voted 3-0 on each application at its June 16 online hearing.

Wayland ZBA Approves Four Cases, Sends Contested Shed to Legal Review

WAYLAND — June 9, 2026 — Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals approved four zoning cases and continued a fifth Tuesday, with the most contentious evening involving a retroactive shed permit mired in bylaw ambiguity and competing site plans. The board unanimously re-approved a lapsed garage-expansion variance at 4

Sudbury ZBA approves Elsbeth Road home, Maynard Road addition; defers Sherman Bridge

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury ZBA approves two homes and continues Sherman's Bridge to July. The Zoning Board of Appeals on June 1 voted 5-0 to grant a special permit for a 4,072-square-foot single-family rebuild at 11 Elsbeth Road by developer Ben Maiden&

Weston ZBA unanimously approves rear porch expansion at 265 Glen Road

WESTON — May 27, 2026 — Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a special permit for a 445-square-foot rear porch expansion at 265 Glen Road. Chair Stephen J. Larocque, Member Jane Fisher Carlson, and Associate Member Tristan Colangelo voted 3-0 Wednesday to grant the permit to

Stoneham Board of Appeals Dismisses 26 Broadway Sober Living Facility Challenge on Technicality

STONEHAM — May 21, 2026 — Stoneham's Board of Appeals voted 5-0 to dismiss a challenge to a building permit for a 34-bed sober living facility at 26 Broadway, ruling the appeal was procedurally defective. Town Counsel Attorney Robert Galvin advised the board that appellant Robert Wopperer'

Wayland ZBA approves three special permits, continues Snake Brook Road case

WAYLAND — May 12, 2026 — Wayland ZBA grants three special permits, including a four-times-revised Plain Road rebuild. The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved IPA Development Company's replacement dwelling at 43 Plain Road at 3,067 gross square feet — a 68 percent increase, down from 200 percent

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