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Orleans ZBA Unanimously Approves Namequoit Road Special Permit After Applicant Cuts Footprint

ORLEANS — May 6, 2026 — Orleans Zoning Board approves downsized Pleasant Bay rebuild after applicant cuts proposed footprint by more than 1,300 square feet. The Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 Wednesday to grant a special permit to John H. Ferring, IV for a raze-and-rebuild at

Harwich Zoning Board Overturns Building Commissioner on Pre-1986 Captain Todd Way Lot

HARWICH — April 29, 2026 — Harwich Zoning Board overturns building commissioner to clear vacant Captain Todd Way lot for construction. The board voted unanimously April 29 to reverse Building Commissioner Emily Mitchell's denial of a building permit for 18 Captain Todd Way, finding that the lot — owned by Mark

Harwich Board of Appeals Continues 60-Unit Affordable Housing Review to May 7

HARWICH — April 23, 2026 — Harwich Board of Appeals presses Penrose LLC for parking and engineering revisions on a proposed 60-unit affordable housing complex. The board spent more than three hours April 23 examining peer-review findings from VHB engineer Frank DiPietro on the Chapter 40B application at 456 Queen

Orleans ZBA Continues Namequoit Road Special Permit Case to May After Board Signals Skepticism

ORLEANS — April 1, 2026 — Orleans Zoning Board continues 199 Namequoit Road special permit case to May, citing building coverage concerns. The board voted 5-0 at its April 1 meeting to grant applicant John H. Ferring IV a continuation to May 6, 2026, after board members expressed broad skepticism about

Orleans ZBA unanimously approves two waterfront special permits at March hearing

ORLEANS — March 18, 2026 — Orleans Zoning Board clears two waterfront special permits in unanimous votes. The Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on each of three actions at its March 18 meeting, approving an amended special permit for a rebuilt dwelling at 355 Tonset Road and a new

Orleans ZBA Approves Hidden Valley Permit, Delays Vote on 6,355-Square-Foot Bay House

ORLEANS — March 4, 2026 — Orleans ZBA approves a modest Hidden Valley Road addition but balks at a 6,355-square-foot Pleasant Bay teardown. The board voted 4-0 Wednesday to grant a special permit to Scott and Kathleen Smith for a six-foot deck expansion and a 150-square-

Harwich ZBA continues 40B housing review, flags traffic and environmental questions

HARWICH — February 26, 2026 — Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously continued a 60-unit affordable housing 40B hearing to April 23 after flagging traffic, parking, and environmental concerns. The board reviewed responses from developer Penrose LLC — agent for the Howard Affordable Housing Trust — to questions raised at the January hearing,

Harwich Zoning Board Grants Two Special Permits for Non-Conforming Home Additions

HARWICH — February 25, 2026 — Harwich Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for additions at two non-conforming properties on February 25. Chair Brian Sullivan presided over a four-member panel — with members Chris Murphy, John August, and Kenneth Dixon — that voted 4-0 on each case under Zoning Bylaw

Orleans ZBA Continues Coastal Bank Case, Clears Cannabis Retailer for Later Hours

ORLEANS — February 18, 2026 — Orleans ZBA continues a contentious Nauset Harbor coastal bank case while clearing a cannabis retailer for longer hours. The Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 on February 18 to continue Case 2026-01 — Michelle Lavelle's special permit application to demolish and rebuild

Harwich ZBA Approves Two Residential Additions, Debates Seasonal Building Ban

HARWICH — January 28, 2026 — Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved two residential addition permits and debated easing its seasonal construction ban at its January 28 meeting. Chair Brian Sullivan led a five-member board in granting a special permit to David and Linda Sulcen for a 241-square-foot

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