Zoning Board of Appeals Committee
| DATE: | 12/4/2008 | TIME: | 6:30 PM | LOCATION: |
389 Congress Street |
| 1. | New Business: A. Practical Difficulty Variance Appeal: 20-22 Federal Street, Frank and Carmela Reali, owners, Tax Map 020, Block B, Lot 011, B-2b Commercial Zone: The appellants are seeking to change the use of their property from a commercial use to a residential use. Such residential use requires the appellants to meet the dimensional requirements for the closest residential zone which is the R-6 Zone. The existing building and property does not meet all the dimensional requirements of the R-6 zone. The appellants are requesting a variance for the side setback for a single story building from a required 10 feet to 3.5 feet [section 14-139(1)(d)(3)], and a variance for the front setback from a required 5.9’ (the average depth of front yards on either side) to 4 ’[section 14-139(1)(d)(1)]. The appellants are also requesting a variance for the required minimum lot size of 4,500 sq. feet to 2820 sq. feet [section 14-139(1)(a)(1)]. Representing the appeal are the owners. |
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