ZBA approves Walker Street garage, Costco variances
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved two variances and advanced a two-family bylaw.
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of July 15, 2026
SOUTHBOROUGH — The Zoning Board of Appeals approved two variances and advanced a two-family bylaw. Chair David C. Williams led a 4-0 roll call approving a side-setback variance for a garage at 6 Walker Street, then a Costco variance at 21 Cosman Drive for retaining walls up to about 31 feet and 36-foot light poles, cutting fixtures from 113 to 49. A hearing for 0 Northborough Road was continued to August 12 on advice from Town Counsel.
The board also voted 4-0 to send a two-family dwelling bylaw draft toward Town Meeting on October 17, after "practical difficulty" replaced the old variance test under House Bill 5555.
In the full story:
- New state variance standard
- 6 Walker Street
- 0 Northborough Road, Bartolini Properties
- 21 Cosman Drive, Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Board reorganization and minutes
- Two-family zoning bylaw
- Administrative updates
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,109 words
Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of July 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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