ZBA grants Taylor Road, Lowell Drive special permits

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 3, 2026

Stow's Zoning Board of Appeals granted two special permits and delayed a third hearing to get a fifth member. Meeting with four of five members, the board voted 4-0 to allow new deck stairs at 342 Taylor Road and 4-0 to grant a special permit and a finding for an accessory apartment at 74 Lowell Drive. A member explained that "a very technical, weird gray area in state law" requires separate votes for the expansion and the apartment.

The Stow Lions Club asked to wait for a full board, and members voted 4-0 to continue its 0 Great Road variance, appeal and special permit hearing to Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. The board also received a MassHousing eligibility letter for a Bruen Road development.

In the full story:

• STOW — August 3, 2026 —
• Meeting Format and Executive Session
• Four Members and the Unanimity Rule
• 342 Taylor Road: Special Permit for Stairs in the Side-Yard Setback
• 74 Lowell Drive: Special Permit and Section 8.1 Finding for an Accessory Apartment
• 0 Great Road: Stow Lions Club Variance, Appeal and Special Permit
• Correspondence and Staff Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,958 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 3, 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.