Current ZBA Applications/Plans

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CURRENT APPLICATIONS
Hearing DateProject AddressDescription

03/27/2024

Granted

0 Main St.

(20C-A1-0)

SP 2024-01 Special Permit for digital sign to replace existing sign.

Applicant: Signarama on behalf of Town of Leicester

Application | Comments from Police Dept.

RECENT APPLICATIONS
Date/DecisionProject LocationDescription

12/27/2023

Granted

69 Burncoat Lane

SP 23-11 Applicant is seeking a Special Permit to add an addition, garage, and porch to a pre-existing non-conforming single family home

Applicants: Timothy and Denise Wells

Application | Plan | Architect Plans 11.15.22 | Reasons for SP/Variance | Plan rev. 12/13/23 | Architect Plans revised

11/29/2023

Cont to 12/27/2023

Granted

69 Burncoat Lane

V-2023-12 Applicant is seeking a variance for a pre-existing non-conforming lot size and side yard setback for a proposed addition and garage.

Applicants: Timothy and Denise Wells

Application | Plan | Architect Plans 11.15.22

10/25/2023

Granted

747-749 Pleasant Street

V-2023-11 Applicant is seeking a Variance to convey  approximately 279 sq ft of land to the property at 2-4 Hankey Street.

Application l Plan 

08/30/2023

Granted

39 Burncoat Lane

Case: 23-10 Special Permit for the replacement of a preexisting structure

Application | Plot Plan

07/26/2023 - Approved200 Main Street

Case: 23-09, Special Permit for additional signage

Applicant: Signarama Worcester for  ValleyMartService

Application | Photo | Denial from Building

07/26/2023 - Approved100 S Main Street

Case: 23-08, Special Permit for the construction of a freestanding sign with digital message board

Applicant: Signarama Worcester for Deja New

Application | Sign Example

07/26/2023 - Approved651 Main Street

Case: 22-07 | Special Permit for work in the Water Resources Protection Overlay District 

Applicant: Mark Klinger/651 Main Street, LLC

Application | Project Narrative | Site Plans | Quinn Engineering Comments | Quinn Engineering Coment Jan 2023 | Quinn Engineering Comments 7-2023

06/28/2023-Approved778 Main Street

Case: 23-05 Special Permit to allow for the proposed impervious area within the Water Resources Protection Overlay District with the proposed multifamily development

Application and Project Narrative | Plans | Stormwater Report | Quinn Eng. Comments

06/28/2023 - Approved65 Lakeview Drive

Case 23-06 Special Permit to Alter and extend a nonconforming structure

Applicant: Denisse Valentine

Application | Plan

06/28/2023 -Denied266 Auburn Street

Case: 23-07 Special Permit to divide an existing 10 Acre Lot into two (2), five (5) acre lots

Applicant: David Dufresne

Application | Plan | Plot Map

05/17/2023 - Approved24 Rawson Drive

Case: 23-04 | Special Permit for limited setback (40-feet required, 37.6-feet proposed), for addition and deck

Applicant:Joseph Rau

Application  | Project Narrative | House Plan | Plot Plan | Denial 

05/17/2023 - Approved1 Breezy Green Road

Case: 23-02 | Special Permit for limited frontage (150-feet required, 90.39-feet proposed), dividing one lot into two

Applicant: Sean M. O'Neil and Lisa M. O'Neil 

Application |Plan | Updated Plan | Supplimental Information

4/26/2023 - Approved238 Paxton Street

Case: 23-03 | Special Permit for the alteration and extension of an existing nonconforming structure 

Applicant: Al's Oil Service 

Application | Site Plan | Utility Shed Plans | Denial 

1/25/2023 - Approved 42 Tobin Road

Case: 22-08 | Special Permit for Limited Frontage Lot

Applicant: Dandison Roberts

Application | Plan 

1/25/2023 - Denied 778 Main Street 

Case: 23-01 | Special Permit for work in the Water Resources Protection Overlay District 

Applicant: Charlton Road Realty, LLC 

Application | Project Narrative | Plan Set | Stormwater Report | Quinn Engineering Comments 

12/28/2022 - Approved 981 Main Street

Case: 22-11 | Variance for insufficient lot area, front setback, and rear setback

Applicant: Town of Leicester 

Application | Plan | Zoning Determination 

12/28/2022 - Withdrawn 2 Flint Way

Case: 22-15 | Variance for insufficient side and rear setbacks 

Applicant: Town of Leicester 

Application | Plan | Zoning Determination 

12/28/2022 - Denied 11 Glen Ellen Lane

Case: 22-14 | Variance to construct a garage within the required side set back 

Applicant: Matthew & Erin Waterman 

Application | Plan | Zoning Determination 

11/16/2022 - Approved55 Burncoat Street 

Case: 22-12 | Variance to construct a single-family dwelling on a lot with insufficient frontage and area 

Applicant: Margaret R. Rondeau 

Application | Plans | Zoning Determination 

11/16/2022 - Approved 29 Parker Street 

Case: 22-13 | Variance to construct a garage located in the space extending for the full width of the lot between the front line of the nearest building wall and front line

Applicant: Lawrence McCullough 

Application | Plan 1 | Plan 2 | Plans 3Photos | Zoning Determination 

10/26/2022 - Approved 4 Lake Shore Drive

Case: 22-10 | Special Permit for alternation of a nonconforming structure 

Applicant: William Yorke Murphy

Application | Plan | Zoning Determination 

10/26/2022 - Approved Pleasant Street (parcel 43-A6-0)

Case: 22-09 | Special Permit for Limited Frontage Lot & Variance for driveway length

Applicant: Stephen and Ryann Fontaine 

Application | Memorandum | Preliminary Plan | Plan | Zoning Determination 

10/26/2022 - Approved 20-22 Lake Drive

Case:22-06 | Variance from dimensional setbacks

Applicant: Teresa Kopek

Application | Plans | Letter of Reasons | Revised Plan 

Withdrawn38 Manville Street 

Case # 22-05 - Applicant: Mark Olson - Application

8/24/2022 - Withdrawn109 Sargent Street 

Case # 22-04 - Stephen Connolly, Variance for proposed addition within the required front setback

Application | Plan 

6/22/2022 - Withdrawn 651 Main Street

Case # 22-02 - Special Permit. (32.74% impervious cover in the Water Resources Protection Overlay District)

Plans 2-7-2022

DRAINAGE REPORT

Peer Review Engineering - 2/28/2022

Summary Letter - 5/26/2022 

Request to withdraw - 6/22/2022

5/25/2022 - ApprovedHawthorne Street

Case #22-03 - Special Permit for Limited Frontage Lot  

Application | Proposed Dwelling | Plot Plan | Revised Plan (5-23-22) 

1/19/2022 - Approved38 Burncoat Lane

Two-story addition to a pre-existing nonconforming single family dwelling 

Application 

Plot Plan | Certified Plot Plan 

Project Description

Updated Plan Set  

11/17/2021 - Approved25 Pleasant St

Special Permit Amendment, Applicant: Peter Digioia. (2-family residence construction) 

Applciation and Plans

11/17/2021 - Approved407 Pleasant St

Variance, Applicant: Stanley Rogalinski. (frontage and area variance for single-family home construction)

Application and Plans

10/27/2021 - Approved1603 Main St

Variance, Applicant: Skaff Fuels Inc. (gas station, convenience store, fast food restaurant w/ drive through, self storage building.)

Application and Plans

10/27/2021 - Approved41 Woodland Rd

Variance, Applicant: Margaret Rondeau. (Frontage and area variance)

Application and Plans

10/27/2021 - Approved47 Woodland Rd

Variance, Applicant: Jean Shea. (frontage and area variance)

Application and Plans

8/26/2021 - Withdrawn7 West St

Special Permit, Applicant: Marcos Severino. (home addition encroaching on setback) Continued from 7/22/2021

Application and Plans

07/07/2021-Approved31 Burncoat Ln

 

Special Permit, Applicant: Kyle Bourque. (11x16 deck addition)

Application

Plan

04/07/2021-Approved67 Lake View Drive

Construction of a 24' x 30' two-car garage. Applicant: Jeffrey & Kandra Gervais. 

Application

Garage Plans

Survey Plans

02/24/2021-Approved0 Auburn Street

Special Permit for a limited frontage lot (renewal of expired permit). Applicant: Southwest Holdings 

Application

Plan

02/03/2021-Disapproved1A Hammond Street

Variance from 40 foot setback for addition.  Applicant Nathan Doggart
Hearing continued from 1/6/2021

Application 

Plot Plan

Addition Plans

Revised Plans 1-25-2021

12/2/2020 - Approved25 Pleasant Street

Special Permit for 2-family home.  Applicant:  Stephen W. Hart 

Application

Plans

Watershed Overlay Submittals

10/28/2020 - Withdrawn392 Henshaw Street

Special Permit (§1.5.01), Accessory structure between primary structure and front lot line.  Applicant:  Thomas Lefebvre, continued from 10/14/2020

Application & Plan 

Garage Plans 

Withdrawal Request 

09/15/2020-Withdrawn 32 Lakeshore Drive

Special Permit (§1.5.01), Accessory structure between primary structure and front lot line.  Applicant:  Richard Nichols

Application & Plan

08/05/2020-Approved1655 Main Street

Special Permit (§1.5.01), Accessory structure between primary structure and front lot line.  Applicant:  Justin Zuffante

Application

Plan

06/11/2020-Approved48 Lake Drive

Special Permit:  replacement of deck with sunroom in front setback (alteration of a non-conforming structure).  Applicant:  Brady Built Sunrooms. continued from 4/29/2020 and 5/12/2020

Application & Plan

Supplemental Plan 4-29-2020
Revised Submittals 5-12-2020

Revised Submittals 06-02-2020

04/29/2020-Approved3 Sterling Street

Special Permit:  addition in front setback (alteration of a non-conforming structure).  Applicant: Taryn Rossi

Application & Plan

08/07/2019-Approved1762 Main

Special Permit to allow impervious area over 2,500s.f. in Water Resources Protection Overlay District (for parking lot).  Applicant:  Cultivate Holdings, LLC.

Application

Plans

07/31/2019-Approved25 Lake View Drive

Special Permit and Variance to allow an addition to a single-family structure. Applicant:  Michael & Cheryl Cooney

Application

Plan

7/10/2019-Approved254 Rawson

Special Permit to allow an accessory garage in the front yard.  Applicant:  Tim Sanko

Application

Plan

6/26/2019-Approved1762 Main Street

Variance application to allow parking in the front seback.  Applicant:  Cultivate

Application

Plans

Supplemental Narrative, 6-25-2019
Revised Plans, 6-25-2019

05/01/2019-Disapproved86 Willow Hill Road

Special Permit application for Limited Frontage Lot.  Applicant:  Grafton Office Trust.  continued from 3/6/2019, and 4/3/2019.

Application

Plans

Topographic Plan 3-28-19

Revised Submitalls 04-30-2019

Revised Plan dated 04-29-2019

House Plan submitted  05-01-2019

03/27/2019-Approved103 Marshall Street

Special Permit application to allow a 100' x 40' commericial structure (disc golf pro shop) between the applicant's dwelling and the road.  Applicant:  Jason Southwick

Application

Plan

03-06-2019-Approved6 Lake Shore Drive

Special Permit & Variance application to allow demolition of existing house and replacement with new house & garage.  Applicant:  Terence & Mary O'Coin

Application

Plans

Revised narrative & plans 02-19-2019

09/19/2018-Approved101 Huntoon Memorial Highway

Special Permit for expansion of a pre-existing, non-conforming structure. (Applicant:  101 Huntoon LLC)

Application

Plans

08/08/2018-Approved1323 Main Street

Special Permit & Variance for LED sign (Applicant:  William Roberts)

Application Continued from 6/27/2018, 7/12/2018 and 8/1/2018

06/20/2018-Approved61 Lakeview Drive

Variance application to Variance to have a shed 2ft from side property line and for a Special Permit to have a shed in front yard.  (Applicants:  Edward & Joanne Rose)

Hearing notice

Application

05/30/2018-Approved875 Pleasant Street

Special permit & variance application for addition to existing building (Applicant:  Shailesh Patel).  Continued from 4/25/2018 & 5/23/2018..

Hearing notice and application

5/30/2018-Approved25 Rawson Drive

Variance & special permit to allow deck in rear setback (Applicant:  Vincent Tiscione)

Hearing notice and application

5/29/2018-Disapproved30 Huntoon Memorial Highway

Public hearing to discuss potential settlement offer related to Verizon cell tower application denied 3/9/2016

Town Attorney Letter

5/23/2018-Approved190 Main Street

Special Permit for electronic sign for Eller's Restaurant (Applicant:  Jeff Eller)

Hearing notice and application

02/21/2018-Approved20-22 Lake Drive

Variance application to demolish 2 existing structures and building a single-family home with related septic system.  (Applicant:  Arthur Bloomquist).  

Application

01/24/2018-Approved190 Main Street

Variance application to allow access on different street than legal frontage (Applicant:  Lynde Brook Plaza, LLC)

Application

Revised Plan

01/24/2018-Approved36 Lake Drive

Special Permit Application to demolish existing home and build a new home (Applicant:  Steven Bryant)

Application

01/10/2018-Approved29 Rawson Street

Special Permit & Variance for addition to existing house (Applicant:  Jeremy Wooden)

Application

11/29/2017-Approved45 Burncoat

Special Permit application to allow accessory garage

Application

09/20/2017-Approved71 Burncoat Lane

Special Permit for addition to pre-existing non-conforming structure (Applicants:  Peter & Sharon Fischer)

Hearing Notice & Application

08/17/2017-Approved40 Lake Sargent Drive

Variance from side setback requirement to replace existing home on non-conforming lot. Applicant:  Shari & Robert Frigon

Application

(hearing continued from 7/19/17)

06/07/2017-Approved26 Crestwood Drive

2 Variances to allow accessory apartment (setback variance and variance to exceed 700s.f. limit). Applicant:  Michael Lombardozzi

Application

Plans

04/05/2017-Approved26 Lakeshore DrSpecial Permit to extend a pre-existing non-conforming structure.

Applicants: Daniel & Colleen Turgeon.  Hearing opened 3/22/2017.

Hearing notice & application

04/05/2017-Withdrawn26 Lakeshore DrVariance from 40 foot setback for addition, porch, & deck. 

Applicants: Daniel & Colleen Turgeon.  Hearing opened 3/22/2017.

Hearing notice & application

03/22/2017-Approved1136 Main Street

Special permit related to impervious area for expansion of existing Leicester Public Library Building.  Applicant:  Town of Leicester (continued from 3/8/2017)

Hearing notice & application

Plans

03/8/2017-Disapproved501-507 Stafford Street

Request to amend terms of 1972 use variance to allow 3 new apartment buildings.  Applicant:  Robert Richard

Hearing notice & application

Plans

03/01/2017-Approved1 Wildwood Lane

Special Permit Application for utility shed on pre-existing non-conforming lot. (earlier hearing dates: 12/7/2016 & 2/1/2017).  Applicant:  Lori Wilkesman

Hearing notice and application

03/01/2017-Approved25 Lakeview Drive

Special Permit related to front yard setback for a garage. (hearing opened 2/1/2017).  Applicant:  William & Pamela Keys

Hearing notice and application

03/01/2017-ApprovedAuburn Street (Map 35-C12)

Special Permit Application for a Limited Frontage Lot.  Applicant: Southwest Holdings

Hearing notice & application

02/01/2017-Approved25 Lakeview Drive

Special Permit & Variance for alteration of a pre-existing non-conforming house. Applicant:  William & Pamela Keys

Hearing notice and application

12/21/2016

Approved

141 Clark Street

Special Permit to construct a garage in front setback (same footprint as existing garage).  Public hearing 12/7/2016, continued to 12/21/2016

Hearing notice and application

11/30/2016

Withdrawn by Applicant

503-505 Stafford Street

Appeal of decision of Building Inspector regarding height of proposed apartment buildings (expansion of Staffordshire)

Public Hearing 8/10/2016, continued to 9/28/2016, then 11/30/2016

Application

10/25/2016

Disapproved (cease & desist order upheld)

1001 Stafford.  Appeal of cease & desist order related to firewood sales business. Hearing notice and application

8/10/2016

Disapproved

182 Paxton Street.  Variance to construct single-family home on lot with insufficient frontage and area. Application/Plan

7/6/2016

Approved

1181 Main Street

Mike's Donuts  - variance for increased impervous surface in Watershed Protection Overlay District

Application

Final Plans

 

6/1/2016

Approved

42 Tobin Road

Limited frontage lot special permit (renewal of expired permit).

Application

5/18/2016

Approved

30 Mill Street

Special Permit for towing & storage of vehicles (trucking depot)

Application

4/14/2016

Approved

19 Ackley Drive

Special Permit: alternation of non-conforming structure (additon to single-family home)

Application

4/14/2016

Withdrawn by Applicant

19 Ackley Drive

Variance:  front setback (additon to single-family home)

Application

3/9/2016

Disapproved (decision upheld in Federal District Court)

30 Huntoon Memorial Highway

Special Permit:  150 monopole cell tower (Verizon Wireless)

Application
See Supplemental filings below

Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Meetings are held in the Meeting Room 3, Leicester Town Hall, 3 Washburn Square, Leicester, MA.  For more information about a particular application, email the ZBA or call 508-892-7007.

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