As anticipated and announced during a prior public meeting, Marion Village Estates LLC has taken its case to the state Housing Appeals Court via an appeal of a Marion Zoning Board of Appeals decision.
The ZBA considered Marion Village Estates developer Ken Steen’s application to change over from six water meters (one per every 10 units of the 60-unit development) to 60 (one for each unit) to be “a substantial change” to a previously issued comprehensive permit at the 36 Village Drive location.
The December 23 decision necessitates a public hearing, which was scheduled to be heard on January 20, but the applicant’s representatives did not appear at the January 20 meeting, having made an appeal of the ZBA’s initial decision so no discussion of the matter was held. The public hearing was closed and the meeting adjourned.
Before adjournment, ZBA Chairperson Cynthia Callow told the members assembled on Zoom that she received mail indicating interest on the part of Steen in mediation that would be scheduled for Friday, January 28. “I’ll keep you posted,” Callow told the members before they adjourned.
The ZBA scheduled two cases on January 13 but was unable to complete either.
Jay Flanagan applied for a variance to allow a public entry 4 feet closer to the street and a special permit to allow an extension of a non-conforming garage at 26 West Avenue. Having voted before on the matter, Callow recused herself and turned over the public hearing to ZBA member Dana Nilson. The intention was to vote on the Flanagan case, and the public hearing was closed, but before a vote could be taken, a power outage in Marion cut the meeting short.
Before that happened, the case involving Terrence and Kym Lee of Wareham Street was continued to January 27.
The next meeting of the Marion ZBA is scheduled for Thursday, January 27, at 6:30 pm.
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals
By Mick Colageo