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.