Zoning Board approves deck stairs and accessory apartment permits
Stow Zoning Board approves special permits for deck stairs and accessory apartment. The four-member board unanimously approved a special permit at 342 Taylor Road to add stairs within the side yard setback, reducing the required setback from 14 feet to approximately 5-6 feet. Chair David Hartnagel
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Stow Zoning Board approves special permits for deck stairs and accessory apartment. The four-member board unanimously approved a special permit at 342 Taylor Road to add stairs within the side yard setback, reducing the required setback from 14 feet to approximately 5-6 feet. Chair David Hartnagel and members Andrew Crosby, John Toole, and Deborah Woods also approved a special permit at 74 Lowell Drive for an accessory apartment, finding it will not be more detrimental to the neighborhood.
A third application by the Stow Lions Club at 0 Great Road was continued to August 19 at the applicant's request.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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