Zoning board approves variance for 43 Bates Street dwelling
Mendon Zoning Board approves variance to allow right-of-way access. Chair Matthew Clark presided with members John Vandersluis and alternate Lawney Tinio over a hybrid meeting where the board unanimously approved a variance for applicant David Fernandes to construct a single-family dwelling at 43
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of April 16, 2026
Mendon Zoning Board approves variance to allow right-of-way access. Chair Matthew Clark presided with members John Vandersluis and alternate Lawney Tinio over a hybrid meeting where the board unanimously approved a variance for applicant David Fernandes to construct a single-family dwelling at 43 Bates Street. The revised application addressed prior board concerns over frontage, driveway containment, and property buffering, and permitted use of a right of way for access with driveway placement within 10 feet of the side lot line.
The variance was approved subject to conditions.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of April 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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