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Planning Board continues South River Marina project hearing

Scituate Planning Board continues South River Marina project hearing to April. The board unanimously approved a continuance request for the development, setting the substantive public hearing for April 23, 2026, with an intermediate procedural continuance on March 26. Applicants South River Marina

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Planning Board advances zoning and stormwater bylaw changes

Scituate Planning Board unanimously advances zoning and stormwater bylaw changes for town meeting. The Board recommended modifications to Zoning Bylaw Section 620.4 governing deck and patio construction, establishing setback limits: structures 30 inches or lower may extend to property lines; those

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves accessory dwelling unit for residential property.

Scituate Planning Board approves accessory dwelling unit with strict conditions. The Board unanimously endorsed a 630-square-foot ADU within an existing principal dwelling at 15 Borden Road for owners Dana and Margaret Major, requiring a recorded restrictive covenant barring short-term rental use

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Planning Board continues zoning bylaw hearing, splits stormwater vote

Planning Board splits contentious zoning and stormwater hearings, agrees to add grandfather clause. The board voted unanimously to continue the January 22 hearing on Section 620.4 setback and deck amendments and Stormwater General Bylaw Sections 4.A.1 and 4.A.2 after public testimony that new rules

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