Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals — May 21, 2026

The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met on May 21, 2026, chaired by Susan Aiken. The board began the meeting by unanimously approving a recommendation to the Mattapoisett Select Board to promote Aaron Goldberg from an associate member to a full-time member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The board then heard Case No. 1591, submitted by Superintendent Henry Reynolds on behalf of the Mattapoisett Water and Sewer Department. Consulting engineer John Gregory from Hayden Howard presented the proposal to construct a new department office and garage facility on a 3.43-acre parcel at 15 Industrial Drive (Map 27, Parcel 403), adjacent to an existing 1-million-gallon elevated potable water tank built in 2012. The project features a 140-foot by 120-foot pre-engineered metal building and an attached 140-foot by 20-foot canopy. The applicant requested a variance from Bylaw Section 5.9.5.3 and Section 7.2.3 to reduce the required 200-foot setback from existing residential uses down to 122 feet, measured from the canopy corner to the nearest proposed residential foundation in the adjacent Bay Club area.

Board members reviewed site operations, hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), construction staging to ensure Bay Club Drive remains unblocked, and existing natural buffers, which include newly planted 12-to-15-foot Green Giant arborvitaes. Finding the proposal reasonable and noting that the development would save the town money by consolidating municipal operations currently housed in rented space, the board voted unanimously to approve the variance.

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