ZBA approves DuPont family variance to enlarge home with condition barring future ADU
May 16, 2025 | Fall River City, Bristol County, Massachusetts
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The Zoning Board of Appeals on May 15 granted a variance to Scott and Kimberly DuPont to build an addition on their single‑family home at 2036 Meridian Street in an R30 district, waiving a 5.5‑foot side‑yard setback to accommodate a garage below and two bedrooms above. Attorney Mark L. Levin represented the applicants and described site constraints including a force main and gas line near the north boundary.
Board members asked about hardship and alternatives; counsel said an on‑site forced main and other utilities made an addition on the other side impractical. The board granted the variance with a condition that the property remain a single‑family dwelling and that no future ADU be permitted to run with the lot.
The board recorded a unanimous vote in favor and noted the applicant’s willingness to accept the ADU restriction as a condition.
Board members asked about hardship and alternatives; counsel said an on‑site forced main and other utilities made an addition on the other side impractical. The board granted the variance with a condition that the property remain a single‑family dwelling and that no future ADU be permitted to run with the lot.
The board recorded a unanimous vote in favor and noted the applicant’s willingness to accept the ADU restriction as a condition.
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