Zoning Board

Government · Zoning Board

ZBA continues First Parish 40B hearing to Dec. 21

The Zoning Board continued the First Parish 40B hearing to December 21 after concerns about drainage, parking and missing architectural plans.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 26

Government · Zoning Board

Board splits on Turner Road rebuild variances

Scituate Zoning Board rejected two core variances for Turner Road reconstruction but approved a related floodplain variance; two other applications were continued.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 15

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.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

Government · Zoning Board

Zoning board OKs continuance for housing permit

Scituate's Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to continue a 24-unit affordable housing permit hearing to September 21, 2026.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 3

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate ZBA Grants Three Residential Special Permits at July 16 Meeting

Scituate's Zoning Board of Appeals approved three residential special permits and accepted the withdrawal of a contested buildable-lot appeal at its July 16 meeting, with a sweeping change to state variance law looming over nearly every item.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 16

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate Zoning Board Continues 40B Hearing Pending Traffic Study, Peer Review

Scituate Zoning Board opens first public hearing on a 24-unit 40B development proposed for a historically wet parcel on First Parish Road.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate ZBA Approves Two Coastal Rebuilds, Sends Garage Addition Back for Redesign

Scituate's Zoning Board of Appeals approved raise-and-rebuild permits for two flood-zone properties and sent a third application back for redesign at its June 18 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 18

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate ZBA Grants Six-Part Zoning Relief for Country Way Condo Project

Scituate Zoning Board approves six-part relief for five-unit condo project adjacent to public drinking water pond.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate Zoning Board Approves Three Home Rebuild and Addition Permits

Scituate Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approves three residential special permits while deferring a fourth amid unresolved water resource questions.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Zoning Board

Scituate Zoning Board Continues Minot Beach Four-Unit Conversion Bid to April

SCITUATE -- March 19, 2026, Scituate Zoning Board signals it will not allow a fourth residential unit at a Minot Beach non-conforming building, continuing the matter to April. The board, deliberating the application of

Townbrief reporting · Mar 19