After‑the‑fact stoop approved at 37 Hall Street; board requires corrective site plan and enforcement letter

An after‑the‑fact application for a covered stoop at 37 Hall Street prompted extended discussion about paving and parking that the town identifies as zoning infractions on both 37 and 33 Hall Street. Jack Herndon of Senni & Associates, speaking for the property owner, said the parties will prepare a corrective site plan and requested a reasonable timeline to coordinate with town engineering and the building commissioner.

Herndon told the board: "What we would like to get to is a point where we have a timeline for a corrective action plan to bring this into compliance so that we can all move on." Town staff confirmed paving and parking encroachments have occurred on both private property and a narrow strip of town land adjacent to the properties and recommended a corrective plan and possible enforcement actions if remediation is not timely.

The board approved the stoop/awning on the condition that the applicant submit a corrective site plan within six months for review by the building commissioner in consultation with town engineering, and that remediation occur within three months after plan approval. Board members also asked staff to issue an enforcement letter for the related violations on 33 Hall Street so the matter is addressed in parallel.

The action resolves the immediate zoning application for the scope of the stoop but initiates a separate corrective process intended to address broader site‑plan and town‑land issues that staff and neighbors raised.

Quote: "We would like to get to a point where we have a timeline for a corrective action plan..." Jack Herndon (Senni & Associates).