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2026-11-10 - Board of Zoning Appeals

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; decisions were not read.

  • Eleven new public hearings, of which three are marked withdrawn on the agenda (70 Chapel Street, 1 May Street and 419 Edgewood Avenue).
  • Active items: ground-floor dwelling density at 262 Dixwell Avenue; lot width and wall height at 15 Brown Street; lot area per unit at 11 Anderson Street and 54 Clark Street; a conversion variance at 344 Lexington Avenue; a lot-width variance for Lot 6 at 127 Henry Street (follow-up to the October Henry Street subdivision hearings); a convenience store open until 12:30 AM at 569 Ferry Street; and a side yard with coastal review at 50 Perkins Street.
  • No advisory referrals from the City Plan Commission are listed for deliberation.
  • New business: approval of the October 13, 2026 minutes and of the 2027 meeting schedule. Next regular meeting: December 8, 2026, 6:30 PM.

Agenda

  1. Roll call
  2. New public hearings
    • 2.1 26-82-V, 262 Dixwell Avenue: first-story dwelling units at one unit per 738 sq ft where 1,000 is required (Zone BA)
    • 2.2 26-83-V, 15 Brown Street: average lot width of 45.9 ft; side wall height of 23 ft (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.3 26-84-V, 11 Anderson Street: lot area per dwelling unit of 1,562.5 sq ft where 2,000 is required (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.4 WITHDRAWN, 26-85-V and 26-86-CAM, 70 Chapel Street: lot area, coverage, wall height and yard variances with coastal review (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.5 26-87-V, 54 Clark Street: lot area per dwelling unit of 1,625 sq ft (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.6 WITHDRAWN, 26-88-V and 26-89-CAM, 1 May Street: conversion density variance with coastal review (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.7 WITHDRAWN, 26-90-S, 419 Edgewood Avenue: special exception for front-yard parking (Zone RM-1)
    • 2.8 26-91-V, 344 Lexington Avenue: conversion to one unit per 923 sq ft where 1,000 is required (Zone RM-1)
    • 2.9 26-92-V, 127 Henry Street: Lot 6 average lot width of 21.77 ft where 50 is required (Zone RM-2)
    • 2.10 26-93-S, 569 Ferry Street: special exception for a convenience store open until 12:30 AM (Zone BA)
    • 2.11 26-94-V and 26-95-CAM, 50 Perkins Street: side yard of 6 ft 7 in where 8 ft is required, with coastal review (Zone RM-1)
  3. Deliberations, advisory referrals from the City Plan Commission (none listed)
  4. New business
    • 4.1 Approval of the October 13, 2026 minutes
    • 4.2 Approval of the 2027 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting schedule

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