Zoning Board of Appeals

- 14 Woodland Road covered patio approved unanimously; 19-foot rear yard setback variance granted for an irregular lot with four supporting neighbor letters and no opposition; architect cited hardship and minimal neighbor impact due to adjacent 14-acre parcel. - 18 Quaker Lane artificial turf sports court approved unanimously; 11.5-foot rear yard setback variance granted with no conditions; board cited lack of neighbor complaints and acknowledgment that the rear area is non-developable (former solid waste site). - 384 Woodlands Road 6-foot aluminum fence deferred to June; variance approved in principle but requires detailed landscape plan with three taller trees (pears or evergreens) and lower shrubs along the front to soften appearance; applicant built fence in fall without submitting landscape plan first, prompting board to condition approval on landscaping. - 606 Purchase Street 6-foot fence hearing adjourned to June; board conditionally supportive of variance for privacy and safety on busy street, but requires professional landscape architect plan with evergreen buffering before approval; neighbor across street objected to total height concern (fence plus 3-foot stone wall), while four nearby neighbors submitted letters of support.