Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves attached accessory dwelling unit at 75 Norwell Avenue
The Planning Board unanimously approved an attached accessory dwelling unit at 75 Norwell Avenue for applicant Diane Dymek.
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Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Approves Modified Norwell Avenue ADU
Scituate Planning Board approves a reworked Norwell Avenue ADU after a fence dispute surfaces at the hearing.
Government · Cushing School Site Land Re-Use Committee
Cushing Site Committee Designs Community Survey
Cushing Land Re-Use Committee developed a community survey to assess public priorities for the 6-acre site. Laura Joyce presented a draft survey; the committee discussed edits and will revise it for Select Board approval.
Government · Select Board
Board Approves $5 Million Affordable Housing Project
Scituate Select Board approved $5 million in Community Preservation Act funding for Gates Apartments, a 63-unit affordable housing project for seniors that would bring the town to approximately 7 percent affordable housing and safe harbor status against state-mandated regional housing projects.
Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs $8.8M for Harbor, Housing
Scituate Select Board backs $8.8M in harbor park and housing borrowing. The board voted 4-1 to recommend $3,835,165 for Pier 44 Park construction, a day after the Advisory Committee rejected it 1-2, and 4-1 to commit $5 million toward the $33 million Gates Apartments affordable-housing project.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Orders Deck Moved From Seawall
Scituate conservation panel orders a seawall deck moved back and tightens coastal building rules.
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA grants variance for fire-razed Humarock lot
Scituate's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance letting a Humarock lot vacant since a 2012 fire finally be rebuilt.
Government · Traffic Rules and Regulations Committee
Committee Votes to Remove Crosswalk at 26 Brook Street
The Scituate Traffic Rules and Regulations Committee voted unanimously to remove a crosswalk at 26 Brook Street serving the former Senior Center.
Government · Community Preservation Committee
CPC Discusses Cranberry Bog Property Acquisition
The Community Preservation Committee discussed a potential Cranberry Bog property acquisition with the property owner present. Owner Steve Mooney requested a new appraisal and boundary revision, which Committee Chair Dan Fennelly recommended reviewing before any vote.
Government · Planning Board
Board approves 899-square-foot rear accessory dwelling unit
Planning Board approves 899-square-foot rear accessory dwelling unit in Water Resource Protection District. The unanimously approved unit at 33 Pheasant Hill Drive for Micah and Ashley Wells will increase impervious surface by 4.6 percent; Town Planner Karen Joseph confirmed the project meets ADU
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