ZBA approves variance for Union Park Street house
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance for a single-family house on a small nonconforming lot at 0 Union Park Street. Acting on a 3-0 vote with Christopher Costello recused, the board followed the advice of Town Counsel Jay Tallerman, who said the lots had no grandfathered rights.
Hanson Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 25, 2026
HANSON — The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance for a single-family house on a small nonconforming lot at 0 Union Park Street. Acting on a 3-0 vote with Christopher Costello recused, the board followed the advice of Town Counsel Jay Tallerman, who said the lots had no grandfathered rights. Tallerman said the state's amended variance statute left the board "a lot of discretion" but "certainly made it easier." Applicant Ed Johnson needs relief on area, frontage and front and rear setbacks in the double-A zone.
Earlier, the board voted 3-0 to let Scott Rockwell withdraw his 8 Spring Street second-story special permit request without prejudice.
In the full story:
- Opening and the Rockwell withdrawal
- 0 Union Park Street: deliberation on the variance
- Board business
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,744 words
Source: the Hanson Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 25, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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