20 Canal Street Six-Dwelling Density Variance

At a glance

• What: a variance from the minimum land area rule to allow six dwellings on a 10,308 sq ft lot at 20 Canal Street (LB zone, Ward 3).
• Where it stands: The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the variance on October 27 (5-0 per the draft minutes).
• Next: The planning board takes up the full application.

Details

• Owner: Blue Coral Canal LLC. The lot requires 52,272 sq ft for six dwellings.
• The Board had earlier approved the added units; a density variance was found necessary afterward.
• Members cited the irregular double-frontage lot, available parking and the existing footprint.

Sources

• The City's posted agenda and draft minutes, and YouTube auto-generated captions of the 2026-10-27 meeting.

Log

2026-10-27 - Zoning Board of Adjustment

• Variance approved with no public comment; the plan was unchanged from the earlier hearing.