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Zoning board weighs Stage Harbor Road teardown

Chatham zoning board takes up contested Stage Harbor Road teardown over hidden basement concerns. From our own coverage: Zoning board approves six residential projects; Health board votes to fine three rental owners. Also in today's brief (16 items): Human services committee meets Tuesd…

From Chatham News

  • Zoning board approves six residential projects. Chatham's Zoning Board of Appeals took up six demolition, rebuild and addition requests, including a contested Stage Harbor Road teardown that neighbors said could hide an oversized basement as future living space, plus an informal pitch for moderately priced Crowell Road homes.Chatham News
  • Health board votes to fine three rental owners. Chatham's Board of Health voted to begin fining three short-term rental owners $200 a day after months of unanswered compliance notices. The board also welcomes a new health agent on October 8 and reset its next meeting to October 19.Chatham News
  • Planning board opposes Little Beach Road driveways. Chatham's Planning Board raised safety concerns about proposed new driveways for four more cars on Little Beach Road, a narrow private way already shared by pedestrians, cyclists and boat traffic, ahead of a Zoning Board hearing.Chatham News
  • Historic panel approves five projects. Chatham's Historic Business District Commission worked through a crowded agenda of building and site projects, including a proposed splash pool, fence and landscaping project at 745 Main Street that one member said arrived without clear plans to review.Chatham News

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