15 Westborough Street (ZB-2026-065)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions plus the posted agenda; names, figures and vote tallies may be misheard.
- What: Zoning Board of Appeals petition ZB-2026-065 for 15 Westborough Street, an extension of time for relief approved in case ZB-2024-096 to divide the property into two lots.
- Where it stands: extension of time granted 5-0 on 2026-07-20 (per auto-captions): special permit to 2027-06-24 and variances to 2026-12-24. The applicant did not attend.
- Next: the lot division still has to be completed through the Planning Board (ANR) process before the variances expire; any further special permit extension should go first to Inspectional Services.
The proposal
- Petitioner: Frank Prizio.
- Present use: pre-existing, non-conforming two-family dwelling, detached garage and associated parking. Zone: RS-7 (Residence, Single Family).
- Purpose: extension of time for previously approved relief to divide the property into two lots and build a single-family dwelling, accessory dwelling unit and associated parking on the new lot.
Relief sought
- Extension of Time of relief previously approved in ZB-2024-096.
- Lot 1 (existing) Variance: minimum side yard setback for a two-family dwelling in RS-7 (Art. IV, Sec. 4, Table 4.2).
- Lot 1 Variance: minimum parking for a two-family dwelling (Art. IV, Sec. 7, Table 4.4).
- Lot 1 Special Permit: to modify the parking dimensional, layout, and/or landscaping requirements, loading requirements, and/or the number of required parking spaces (Art. IV, Sec. 7.A.2).
- Lot 2 (proposed) Variance: minimum lot area for a single-family dwelling in RS-7.
Hearing on 2026-07-20
- The original relief was granted June 2, 2025 (certified June 24, 2025): a 16 ft side-yard variance and a two-space parking variance for the existing two-family, a parking special permit, and a 679 sq ft lot-area variance for the new lot.
- The applicant (Frank Prizio on the agenda) was not in the room. Staff said the board could still act because the approval would lapse; the board proceeded since no findings are voted on for an extension.
- Staff noted the parcel was never officially divided, and that the special permit could have been extended administratively by Inspectional Services.
Status and next steps
- Extension granted 5-0 on 2026-07-20: the special permit runs one year to June 24, 2027 and the variances six months to December 24, 2026 (per auto-captions).
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 - Zoning Board of Appeals | 5 |
Log
- 2026-07-20 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Extension of time. The applicant was absent; staff reviewed the June 2025 approvals. Special permit extended one year (to June 24, 2027) and variances six months (to December 24, 2026), 5-0.