Development of remnant parcel at 653 Huntington Avenue
Summary
Neighbors on a tiny dead-end street worried construction would block access, stormwater would worsen flooding, and removing vegetation would amplify railroad noise. The variance comes with conditions requiring on-site stormwater retention and preservation or replacement of the southern vegetation buffer.
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Last discussed Mar 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
The applicant must fund on-site stormwater retention and replacement landscaping or fencing as conditions of approval.
Neighbors get drainage and buffer protections; the owners get to build on a lot long held vacant.
Neighbors may still face temporary construction disruption on the narrow dead-end street during building.
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Related development
BOA #26-01 — 1781 Via Tuscany single-family home
The new house will sit in line with neighboring homes rather than far behind them, preserving a reasonable building pad on the deep lot.
BOA #26-02 — 653 Huntington Avenue single-family home
A long-vacant sliver lot gets a small home, but the driveway will eliminate a pad a triplex neighbor has parked on — a dispute the city says the private parties must resolve before a certificate of occupancy.
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