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Salem ZBA approves six zoning relief petitions in June hearing

Salem Zoning Board approves six development petitions in single meeting. Acting Chair Ellen Simpson presided over unanimous 5-0 votes approving special permits for a specialty food and gourmet shop conversion at 11 Vinnin Street, an accessory dwelling unit at 17 Lincoln Road to allow aging in

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of June 17, 2026

Salem Zoning Board approves six development petitions in single meeting. Acting Chair Ellen Simpson presided over unanimous 5-0 votes approving special permits for a specialty food and gourmet shop conversion at 11 Vinnin Street, an accessory dwelling unit at 17 Lincoln Road to allow aging in place, a variance adding two units to 278 Lafayette Street, two additions to a three-family house at 6 Lawrence Street, a dormer at 12 Varney Street, and front staircase reconstruction plus rear addition at 35 Irving Street. The board continued Amy Pelletier's two-story shed proposal at 61 Memorial Drive to July 15, requesting revised site plans and clarification on design.

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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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