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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board OKs John Street Variance 4-1

Shrewsbury Zoning Board splits 4-1 to approve a contested John Street house lot over neighbors' safety objections. The board granted Mark Peris a variance for a lot with a .41 lot shape factor against a required .45, citing a new Massachusetts "practical difficulty" standard under M.G.L.

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Government · Zoning Board

ZBA grants pool variance, continues two hearings

The Shrewsbury Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to grant a pool-setback variance at 22 Ridge Road while absorbing a sudden state-law overhaul. Town Counsel Stephen Madaus told the four-member board, sitting one member short due to illness, that M.G.L.

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