TOWN OF WELLESLEY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF WELLESLEY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING THE PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY AND THE SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY WILL OPEN A REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 AT 7:30 PM, ON THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS. ZOOM ACCESS & WELLESLEY MEDIA COVERAGE WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE NOTICE TO ABUTTERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROPERTY AND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE/AGENDAS. ZBA 2026-01 Petition of CHUNYONG LIN requesting a Special Permit/Finding pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.8, Section 5.1 and Section 6.2 of the Zoning Bylaw that demolition of an existing nonconforming home and garage and construction of a new two-story home that will meet setback requirements on a 9,982 square foot lot in a Single Residence District in which the minimum lot size is 10,000 square feet, with no frontage, front yard setback or front yard width, at 13 FELLS ROAD, in a Water Supply Protection District, shall not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the existing nonconforming structure. Plans may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. ZBA 2026-02 Petition of WELLESLEY COLLEGE requesting a Special Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1 A. 8. (b) and Section 6.3 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow the premises at 33 DOVER ROAD to continue to be used for educational purposes as a language residence for seven Wellesley College students, which is a use not allowed by right in a Single Residence District. The file may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. ZBA 2026-03 Petition of WELLESLEY COLLEGE requesting a Special Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1 A. 8. (b) and Section 6.3 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow the premises at 629 WASHINGTON STREET to continue to be used as a three-family for the purpose of housing faculty, staff and/or employees of an education institution, which is a use not allowed by right in a Single Residence District. The file may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. ZBA 2026-04 Petition of WELLESLEY COLLEGE requesting a Special Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1 A. 8. (b) and Section 6.3 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow the premises at 828 WASHINGTON STREET (Cheever House) to continue to be used as an institute of educational nature, which is a use not allowed by right in a Single Residence District. The file may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. ZBA 2025-62 - Modification Petition of WELLESLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. requesting modification of an existing Special Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1 A 8 c, Section 3.1 and Section 6.3 of the Zoning Bylaw to add a condition to allow the Wellesley Historical Society to host up to 20 events per year for a maximum of 75 people for public or semi-public institutions of a philanthropic, charitable or religious character, at 323 WASHINGTON STREET, in a General Residence District and a Historic District. The file may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. ZBA 2026-05 Petition of CHARLES HASSELBACK requesting a Special Permit/Finding and/or Modification of an existing Variance pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1, Section 5.3, Section 6.2 and Section 6.3 of the Zoning Bylaw that construction a second story addition over an existing nonconforming one-story structure with less than required left side yard setbacks, and construction of a second story addition over an existing one-story structure with less than required right side yard setbacks, on an 8,232 square foot lot in a Single Residence District in which the minimum lot size is 10,000 square feet, at 9 VANE STREET, shall not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the existing nonconforming structure. Plans may be viewed at www.wellesleyma.gov/ Government / Zoning Board of Appeals / Meetings / Upcoming Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings or in the Town Clerk and ZBA offices. J. Randolph Becker, Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals December 18, 25 2025 LNEO0419618