Lynn zoning board grants special permit, finding, and variance

Zoning Board · Meeting of April 9, 2026

Lynn Zoning Board of Appeals approves three cases 4-0, adds a 43rd unit at Needham's Landing. The board, with members Gilrein, Lopez-Hernandez, Olson and Carlitz present and Maggio absent, granted a special permit for a new single-family home with an attached accessory dwelling unit at 39 Grand View Avenue, with proposed impervious coverage at 42.2 percent. It then found that a small structure at 9 Needham's Landing, represented by attorney Samuel A. Vitale on behalf of trustee Peter E. Graziani, could convert from a rental office to a dwelling unit, bringing the complex to 43 units: "If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck, it's a duck," Vitale told the board.

Petitioner John P. Marshall II won a variance to build an oversized garage on the Lynn-side portion of his Peabody property, backed by a letter from Lynn's Ward 1 city councilor. Two other cases, at 79 Johnson Street and 206 Ocean Street, were continued to April 21.

In the full story:

• The Full Story
• [00:08:15], Attorney Samuel A. Vitale, representing petitioner Peter E. Graziani
• [00:18:48], John P. Marshall II, petitioner
• [00:20:01], Ward 1 city councilor, in a letter read into the record
• Why It Matters
• Key Motions & Votes
• Source
• Lynn's community access TV: Zoning Board meeting, April 9, 2026
• The complete report: 943 words

Source: the Zoning Board meeting of April 9, 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.