ZBA continues 10 Fallon Way hearing to July 22

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of June 24, 2026

NAHANT — The Nahant Zoning Board of Appeals continued a contested teardown-and-rebuild hearing for 10 Fallon Way to July 22. Chair Jocelyn Campbell said the board learned Fallon Way was "voted in as a public way" in 1993, a finding that could strip the board's authority to grant relief there. Member Cameron Merrill said the proposed floor area ratio of .77 "almost doubles the allowed floor area ratio," questioning whether the project needs a variance rather than the special permit filed.

Civil engineer Rich Williams of Williams and Sparages presented a revised drainage plan tying hillside and roof runoff into an existing eight-inch pipe; DPW Superintendent Zach Taylor said it would not worsen conditions. Abutter Robin DeStefano's letter called the planned basement excavation, nine feet from her 7 James Avenue home, unsafe. The board voted 3-0 to continue the hearing.

In the full story:

• Public Way or Private Way
• Revised House Design
• Stormwater and Drainage
• Neighbor Letters of Opposition
• Neighbor Markups and Live Comment
• Zoning Calculation Dispute: Special Permit or Variance
• Retaining Wall Engineering
• Board Deliberation and Continuance
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,357 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.