ZBA Denies Oversized Morse Street Townhouse, 5-0

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of September 28, 2026

Natick Zoning Board unanimously rejects an oversized Morse Street townhouse plan. The board voted 5-0 to deny a Section 6 finding for 8 Morse Street, where applicant Richard Vitale and representative David Lyons of Good Energy Construction had proposed replacing a three-family house with a three-unit townhouse, despite cutting its height from 39 feet 7 inches to 36 feet 3 inches. Thirteen residents objected, including neighbor Rob Stackback, who calculated the project was "41 percent larger" by floor-area ratio than the already-oversized house behind it, and Natalia Cito, who said simply, "this house is too big." The same five-member board separately approved, 5-0, a variance letting the Braverman family keep living in their existing Megonko Road house while a new one is built next door, to be demolished within 90 days of occupancy.

At 34 Everett Street, the board split 4-1 twice, approving both a Section 6 finding and a variance for a garage addition housing an accessory dwelling unit after discovering a conflict between its own zoning chart and the building commissioner's determination.

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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of September 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.