Board approves driveway variance as major housing permits await
Board of Appeals approves single driveway variance, continues major housing permits to August. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing a new driveway at 38 Bliss Street to sit 52.5 feet from an intersection instead of the required 55 feet, representing the sole substantive approval
Board of Appeals · Meeting of July 30, 2026
DARTMOUTH — Board of Appeals approves single driveway variance, continues major housing permits to August. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing a new driveway at 38 Bliss Street to sit 52.5 feet from an intersection instead of the required 55 feet, representing the sole substantive approval of the meeting. The board continued a variance for a barn at 367 Old Westport Road, a lot subdivision at 484 Russells Mills Road, and two major Chapter 40B comprehensive permits — Sherbrooke Farms (156 units, 39 affordable, 81.8 acres) at 498 Old Westport Road and The Hathaway (300 units, 113 acres) at 0 Hathaway Road — all to August 13, 2026.
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Source: the Board of Appeals meeting of July 30, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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