ZBA approves special permit for Fallon Way house

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of July 28, 2026

NAHANT — The Nahant Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant a special permit for rebuilding a house at 10 Fallon Way after finding the road is a public way. Chair Jocelyn J. Campbell cited a 1993 town meeting vote and a 1954 deeds plan to support the finding, while members Cameron Merrill, David Walsh, Gerardo Raffaele and Scott Ofrias each voted aye on a series of 5-0 roll calls. The board required a bond or insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and ordered construction to follow plans dated July 28, 2026.

Abutter Nancy Fox told the board, "I feel like I've not been heard," over unresolved drainage and a new parking space near her property; member Cameron Merrill responded that "there was no relief required for parking that was before us."

In the full story:

• Technical Delay and Continuation
• Revised Site Plan: The Boulder Wall and Drainage
• Status of Fallon Way: Public or Private Way
• Building Coverage Nonconformity Finding
• Special Permit Under Section 703E and Conditions
• Public Comment: Neighbor Objects to Parking, Drainage Record
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,317 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of July 28, 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.