Zoning Board OKs Beaver Street Duplex Plan

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of September 9, 2026

Framingham's Zoning Board of Appeals approved five zoning relief requests and continued an enforcement dispute at its September 9 meeting. The board unanimously granted a variance and special permit allowing a two-family home on a vacant, hourglass-shaped lot at 240 Beaver Street, after attorney Jack Herndon argued wetlands constraints created a "practical difficulty" under the state's newly revised variance standard adopted under the Healey-Driscoll administration. The board also approved special permits letting Scott Shapiro board up to three dogs at his 26A Street condo and letting 22-year pet-sitter Jan Slocum continue her Nob Hill Drive business despite a town violation letter.

"I really need the income," Slocum told the board. Separate findings allowed modest additions at 52 South Street and 51 Pincushion Road. Appeals from CSX Transportation and BP Trucking over a Hollis Street cease-and-desist order were continued to October 14.

In the full story:

• Continuance of 480 Hollis Street Enforcement Appeals
• 52 South Street: Lot-Coverage Finding for a Dining Room Addition
• 26A Street: Special Permit for Limited Dog Boarding
• 240 Beaver Street: Variance and Special Permit for a Two-Family Home
• 116 Nob Hill Drive: Special Permit for a 22-Year Pet-Sitting Business
• 51 Pincushion Road: Finding for a Vertical Addition
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,186 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of September 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.