Carver Zoning Board Continues Both Cases, Cites Missing Data and Recusal

CARVER -- March 5, 2026, Carver Zoning Board continues both cases at March 5 meeting, flagging a missing measurement and a recusal conflict. Chair Stephen Gray and the four-member panel approved the January 29 minutes 4-0 and then heard from petitioner Paul Young of 14 Murdoch Street, who wants to replace a rotting concrete front stoop with a wider Trex composite landing measuring 69 inches wide by 48 inches deep, 17 inches wider and 15 inches closer to the road than the existing nonconforming structure, which already sits within the district's required 50-foot front setback. The board, settling on a special permit rather than the more demanding variance track, told Young to return April 9 with the exact distance from the street edge to the bottom stair. In the second case, Buildax LLC's request for a variance to build a 900-square-foot accessory dwelling unit at 57 Fosdick Road, exceeding 50 percent of the 1,562-square-foot principal dwelling, was also continued to April 9 after Vice Chair James Barrington recused himself over an electrical work conflict, reducing the board to four members and making any vote unanimous-or-nothing. Attorney Rob D'Ambroso, representing Buildax, requested the continuance after Gray explained the legal stakes.