Zoning Board approves swimming pool variance at 22 Ridge Road
Shrewsbury Zoning Board approves swimming pool variance at 22 Ridge Road. The Board voted unanimously to allow Robert Coates to install a 20-foot above-ground swimming pool four feet from an existing deck, where 10 feet is required, citing topographical constraints and an existing septic field. The
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 24, 2026
Shrewsbury Zoning Board approves swimming pool variance at 22 Ridge Road. The Board voted unanimously to allow Robert Coates to install a 20-foot above-ground swimming pool four feet from an existing deck, where 10 feet is required, citing topographical constraints and an existing septic field. The Board also received correspondence about state amendments to variance standards effective July 1, 2026, which replace the "substantial hardship" standard with "practical difficulty" and extend the timeline to exercise variance rights to two years.
Two other applications were continued to September 28.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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