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Zoning Board of Appeals

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Board approves Tauro porch with conservation condition

Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved Tauro porch addition with environmental offset requirement. The board voted 4-0 to grant the Special Permit for a 10-by-26-foot covered porch on Beach Street, contingent on converting 447 square feet of driveway surface to pervious material.

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Zoning Board quorum shortage halts votes on two applications

Zoning Board unable to vote on two applications due to missing quorum. Only three of five Zoning Board of Appeals members attended the March 25 meeting, falling short of the four-member majority required for approval. Chair Sarah Mellish, Sean Zahn, and Georgia Pendergast were present; John

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