BZA Case No. 1229438 Raymond Street Porch Enclosure

At a glance

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What: a special permit to enclose about a third (roughly 60 square feet) of the lower-level front porch of a two-family house on Raymond Street as a mudroom. The porch is 7 feet from the front property line where 10 feet is required, so it is a pre-existing nonconformity.
Where it stands: granted 5-0 on 2026-10-15, on the condition that the work follow the porch renovation drawing set dated June 22, 2024.
Next: the owners are already doing porch repairs under a building permit and can proceed with the enclosure.

The porch footprint and elevation do not change; the stairs move to the middle section. The owners said the lot is about 5,000 square feet with open space well above the minimum.
Three abutting neighbors sent letters of support. No one spoke in public comment.
Brendan Sullivan said he could not find a similar ground-floor enclosure nearby but was fine with it. Wendy Leiserson asked how the setback is measured; staff said it is measured to the porch landing, so enclosing does not change the existing nonconformity.
The motion cited sections 5.31, 8.22.2.D and 10.40; Steven Ng read the findings.

About 12 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-15 - Board of Zoning Appeal BZA Agenda	12

2026-10-15 - Board of Zoning Appeal BZA Agenda - Short hearing. Special permit granted 5-0 with no public opposition and three neighbor letters in support.