Zoning Board of Appeals

The Carlisle Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to support Article 23 of the warrant, replacing a quantitative 50-percent standard for nonconforming structures with a subjective "substantially more detrimental" test. Members W. Jay Lee and Ian Applegate expressed concern that the new

Zoning Board recommends streamlined Section 6.3 amendment to Planning Board for town meeting sponsorship. Only Chair Eric Adams and Associate Member Kyle Rogers, elevated to voting status, attended the remote meeting; the board voted unanimously to strip reference language about a 50 percent metric

Zoning Board of Appeals accepts withdrawal in basement-expansion case, receives legal guidance on bylaw conflict. Town Counsel Ethan Dively advised that Carlisle's Section 6.3, which caps residential expansion at 50 percent of existing floor area, likely conflicts with Massachusetts General Laws

Carlisle Zoning Board approves variance for second-floor garage addition at 564 East Street. Chair Eric Adams and Associates Ian Applegate and Kyle Rogers unanimously approved the application of Jeffery T. Curran on behalf of Alexandria Jabbour, with architect Amy Nastasi confirming that the