ZBA denies 112 Union Street 40B housing permit

Zoning Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

WALPOLE — The Walpole Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny a 40B comprehensive permit for 45 apartments at 112 Union Street after the developer withdrew its appeal of the board's safe harbor finding. The board voted 3-0 to close the hearing and 3-0 to deny the permit under 760 CMR 56.031(E) and 56.037, with Chair John Lee and members Shane D'Entremont and Tim Hoegler voting; Judith Conroy recused herself as a board member but spoke during public comment, urging denial: "You denied it. It's based on Safe Harbor...

I would say deny it again." Community & Economic Development Director Patrick Deschenes said the withdrawal was "without prejudice," preserving the applicant's right to refile later, while the developer's separately approved six-unit project on the same lot moves forward. In unrelated business, the board unanimously approved, 5-0, a special permit allowing impervious coverage to rise from 17.9 percent to 23.5 percent at 13 Winthrop Street, and voted 5-0 to remove a fencing condition from a 2025 excavation permit at 0 Sunset Drive.

In the full story:

• Case 26-6: Union Street Investments Group, 112 Union Street
• Case 26-12: Mary-Kate Cone, 13 Winthrop Street
• Case 26-13: Anthony Civitarese Jr., 0 Sunset Drive
• Administrative matters
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,033 words

Source: the Zoning Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.