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Zoning Board approves ADU at Sunset Rock Road with screening conditions

Andover Zoning Board approves ADU and four other relief requests unanimously. The board approved Samantha Laduc's accessory dwelling unit at 85 Sunset Rock Road, reduced in height from 23 feet to 18 feet with privacy-screening arborvitae trees required, marking one of the first applications under

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of August 6, 2026

Andover Zoning Board approves ADU and four other relief requests unanimously. The board approved Samantha Laduc's accessory dwelling unit at 85 Sunset Rock Road, reduced in height from 23 feet to 18 feet with privacy-screening arborvitae trees required, marking one of the first applications under the state's new practical difficulty variance standard. Also approved unanimously: Steven Fecht's garage and breezeway at 66 Burnham Street, the Garveys' dormer addition at 38 Pasho Street, Richard Barton and Joyce Labelle's family dwelling unit renewal at 69 Philips Street, the Geraghtys' hallway connector at 1 Stratford Road, and Farah Smith's demolition and reconstruction at 19 Pasco Street with drainage system improvements.

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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of August 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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