ZBA grants two permits, continues three appeals
Barnstable's Zoning Board of Appeals granted two special permits and continued three appeals to Sept. 23. Assistant Town Attorney Jan Kendrick first briefed members on state changes that replaced the variance hardship test with an undefined "practical difficulty" standard.
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 12, 2026
Barnstable's Zoning Board of Appeals granted two special permits and continued three appeals to Sept. 23. Assistant Town Attorney Jan Kendrick first briefed members on state changes that replaced the variance hardship test with an undefined "practical difficulty" standard. The board approved an ADU for a 933-square-foot Little River Road carriage house, 33 square feet over the 900-square-foot limit, and a 1.2-foot front-setback addition on Knies Neck Road.
It continued a Cotuit pool variance that falls half a foot short of the setback, a barn ADU request and a Route 6A carriage house conversion.
In the full story:
- State Law Changes Briefing
- Appeal 2026-016: Edith A. Tonelli, 1595 Main St., West Barnstable
- Appeal 2026-017: Gerald and Sonora Castagnetti, 91 Forest Hills Road, Cotuit
- Appeal 2026-018: Joseph P. and Carolyn H. LaRusso, Little River Road, Cotuit
- Appeal 2026-019: Giles and Constance Moore, 76 Knies Neck Road, Centerville
- Appeal 2026-020: Barnstable House LLC, 3010 Route 6A, Barnstable
- Other Business
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,991 words
Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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