Zoning Board split 3-2 on day spa; approved four applications. Chair Corinne Doherty and member Kevin Berich opposed a Finding allowing a day spa to substitute for a retail use at 9 Bridge Street, citing unclear licensing and regulatory gaps in massage-therapy oversight; the three-member majority
Danvers Zoning Board approved Home Depot expansion with strict conditions while rejecting Lowes proposal. The board voted unanimously to permit outdoor storage and sales expansion at 235 Independence Way, imposing an eight-foot fence, landscape plan with trees reaching 20-foot minimum height and
Danvers Zoning Board approved five variances and findings, appointed new leadership, and continued three cases to September 14. The board unanimously granted findings for additions at 10 Folly Hill Drive, 5 Grove Street, and 8 Chapel Road, plus variances for exterior stairs at 7 Donegal Lane and a
Danvers zoning board approved an accessory dwelling unit conversion under the state's Affordable Homes Act. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to remove a deed restriction from 8 Michael Drive, allowing the property owner to comply with the new state law. In related approvals, the board
Danvers Zoning Board deferred a contested lot-buildability case pending legal review. The board continued the 8 Fairview Street variance and permit-appeal to July 27, awaiting town counsel review of whether the 2024 Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act preempts local lot-size requirements. Applicant
Danvers zoning board unanimously approved a modification to an affordable housing permit to comply with state fair housing regulations. The board changed a special permit condition at 154 and 170 Water Street for the New England Home for the Deaf project, replacing perpetual "Danvers resident
Danvers Zoning Board approves signage variance; Water Street hearing continued. The board granted Sign Design Inc. a variance for 249 square feet of aggregate signage (15 square feet over the 234-square-foot by-right limit) at 100 Independence Way for a Ross Dress for Less location in a 5-0 vote,
Zoning Board approves recording studio, halts duplex decision pending clarity. The five-member board unanimously backed a conversion of a former pizzeria at 20 Water Street into a by-appointment-only recording studio with 9 AM to 8 PM hours and sign lighting off one hour after closing, finding the
Zoning Board approves special permit for expanded family housing on nonconforming lot. The board voted 5-0 to grant Matthew and Kathleen Seely a Section 9.3 permit for a 1,113-square-foot extended family living area at 16 Vista Drive in the R-2 zone, where 750 square feet is standard; Chair John
Danvers Zoning Board approves three applications at February hearing. Chair John Boughner led a unanimous approval of a Special Permit for an Extended Family Living Area of 926 square feet at 7 Wildwood Road (Docket 26-5129), and a Variance for 142.5 square feet of signage at 100 Independence Way
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