⚖️ Zoning Board of Appeals
ZBA leaves 52 Mount Airy hearing open as neighbors count the trees already gone
Feb 17, 2026
1:01:35
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The Zoning Board of Appeals took no vote on Feb. 17 on two lot-area variances that would split 52 Mount Airy Road into two lots each about 281 square feet under the RA-25 minimum. The board asked for a steep-slope analysis, an updated survey and renderings of the proposed house, scheduled a site visit once the snow melts, and kept the public hearing open after three neighbors and a 45-signature letter opposed the subdivision.
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Took no determination on the two lot-area variances sought by 52 Mt Airy Rd, LLC for a two-lot subdivision at 52 Mount Airy Road in the RA-25 district; the public hearing was left open.
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Requested, according to the draft minutes, an updated survey of existing and proposed conditions, a steep-slope analysis, architectural elevations and renderings including building height, and clarification of grading and retaining-wall details.
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Scheduled a site visit once snow and ground conditions allow, with trees proposed for removal to be ribboned and the driveway centreline and house location staked beforehand.
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Board member Doug Olcott recused himself from the application for a conflict of interest and left the room.
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Heard opposition from Claire Hilbert of 60 Mount Airy Road (reading a letter from Stuart and Karen Greenbaum of 48 Mount Airy Road South), David Steele of 56 Mount Airy Road, and Deborah Schupack of 16 King Street reading a letter signed by 45 residents.