The Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on June 18, 2026, was called to order by Chairman Joseph Pereira. After the standard opening procedures, including the introduction of board members and staff, the board moved to its only item of new business, as there was no old business to discuss. The single agenda item was a petition from property owners Jesse and Molly White for a special permit for their property at 1170 Watkins Street. Their representative, Scott Adams of Advanced Engineering Group, presented the request to construct a 1,260-square-foot garage, which requires a waiver of the size requirements outlined in Section 86-466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. Mr. Adams explained the garage was needed to store an antique vehicle, motorcycles, and an RV. He noted the property's location at the end of a cul-de-sac, that the direct abutter provided a letter of support, and that the garage's size had been reduced to avoid wetland buffer zones. The provided transcript consists of a repeating loop of this presentation and does not contain any board deliberation, public comment, or a final vote on the petition.
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Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made
0:26by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere,
0:54Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:24I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:50board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
2:12General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
2:23We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
2:34The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
2:58and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
3:24outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
3:54construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
4:22-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
4:37The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this, basically, area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
4:57a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
5:16to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. Good evening.
5:25I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River
5:50Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere,
6:18Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
6:47I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
7:14board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
7:35General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
7:47We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
7:57The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
8:22and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
8:48outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
9:18construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
9:46-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
10:01The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
10:20a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
10:40to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
10:53The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
11:21at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
11:48public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
12:17Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
12:34I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
13:01board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
13:22General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
13:34We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
13:44The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
14:09and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
14:35outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
15:05construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
15:33-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
15:48The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
16:07a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
16:27to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
16:40The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
17:08at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
17:35public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
18:04Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
18:21I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
18:48board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
19:09General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
19:21We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
19:31The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
19:56and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
20:22outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
20:52construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
21:20-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
21:35The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
21:54a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
22:14to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
22:27The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
22:55at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
23:22public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
23:51Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
24:08I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
24:35board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
24:56General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
25:08We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
25:18The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
25:43and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
26:09outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
26:39construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
27:07-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
27:22The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
27:41a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
28:01to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
28:14The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
28:42at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
29:09public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
29:38Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
29:55I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
30:22board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
30:43General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
30:55We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
31:05The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
31:30and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
31:56outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
32:26construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
32:54-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
33:09The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
33:28a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
33:48to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
34:01The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
34:29at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
34:55public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
35:24Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
35:42I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
36:09board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
36:30General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
36:42We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
36:52The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
37:17and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
37:43outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
38:13construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
38:41-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
38:56The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
39:15a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
39:35to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
39:48The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
40:16at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
40:42public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
41:11Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
41:29I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
41:56board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
42:17General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
42:29We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
42:39The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
43:04and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
43:30outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
44:00construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
44:28-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
44:43The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
45:02a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
45:22to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
45:34The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
46:03at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
46:29public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
46:58Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
47:16I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
47:43board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
48:04General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
48:15We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
48:26The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
48:51and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
49:17outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
49:47construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
50:14-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
50:30The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
50:49a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
51:09to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
51:21The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
51:50at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
52:16public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
52:45Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
53:03I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
53:30board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
53:51General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
54:02We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
54:13The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
54:38and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
55:04outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
55:34construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
56:01-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
56:17The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
56:36a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
56:56to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
57:08The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
57:37at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
58:03public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
58:32Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
58:50I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
59:17board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
59:38General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
59:49We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:00:00The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:00:25and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:00:51outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:01:21construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:01:48-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:02:04The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:02:23a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:02:43to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:02:55The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:03:24at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:03:50public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
1:04:19Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:04:37I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:05:03board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
1:05:25General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
1:05:36We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:05:47The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:06:12and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:06:38outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:07:08construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:07:35-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:07:51The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:08:10a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:08:30to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:08:42The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:09:11at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:09:37public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
1:10:06Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:10:24I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:10:50board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
1:11:12General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
1:11:23We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:11:34The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:11:59and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:12:25outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:12:55construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:13:22-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:13:38The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:13:57a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:14:16to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:14:29The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:14:58at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:15:24public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
1:15:53Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:16:11I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:16:37board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
1:16:59General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
1:17:10We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:17:21The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:17:46and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:18:11outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:18:42construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:19:09-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:19:25The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:19:44a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:20:03to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:20:16The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:20:45at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:21:11public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
1:21:40Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:21:58I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:22:24board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
1:22:46General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
1:22:57We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:23:08The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:23:33and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:23:58outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:24:28construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:24:56-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:25:12The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:25:31a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:25:50to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:26:03The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:26:32at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:26:58public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening are regular members John Frank, our Vice Chairman Jim Calkins, our Clerk Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi, as well as alternate members Alexis Anselmo and Eric Kelly. Also present this evening is Mr. Daniel Aguiar, Director of
1:27:27Engineering and Planning, seated to my far left. Felicia, have all petitions to be considered been properly advertised and all interested parties notified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ZBA and Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, as amended? Yes.
1:27:45I thereby declare the June 18th, 2026, regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River open for such business as shall come before it. I remind all persons presenting before the board, including petitioners, abutters, anyone in favor or opposed to a petition, that your presentation or comments be limited to three minutes. The board's rules and regulations direct the
1:28:11board to specifically look for information that supports the petitioner's claim. As such, the petitioner should clearly and factually support the basis for their claim. In the case of a variance of credible hardship, as defined by Mass General Law, Chapter 40A, must be presented. I remind all present that the authority of the ZBA exists personal to Mass
1:28:33General Law, Chapter 40A, and is limited in scope, dealing with the use of land as regulated in Chapter 86 of the Ordinances of the City of Fall River.
1:28:44We require that all comments made in this hearing be limited to the scope of our authority. Additional permits, licenses, reviews, and or approvals may be required.
1:28:55The action taken by this board has a real and lasting effect on the title to your real estate. As such, I urge all petitioners to seek competent legal counsel before filing your petition and after the decision of the board has been made. A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office or from the Planning Department. I remind everyone that the building inspector is the zoning enforcement authority,
1:29:19and you are here because the building inspector has determined that your proposed action is contrary to the City of Fall River zoning ordinance. The City's Charter Section 9 -18 mandates that all multi -member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such a policy that provides for citizen input on zoning board -specific matters. There is a sign -up sheet on the table just
1:29:45outside the door if you wish to speak at that point in time during the meeting. With that, we have no old business, so we go to item number one of new business. The applicant owner is Jesse and Molly White, care of Advanced Engineering Group, PC. Subject property is 1170 Watkins Street, map, R08, lot 0027. The applicant is requesting a special permit to allow the following. One,
1:30:15construction of a 1260 -square -foot garage requiring a waiver of size requirements is set forth in Section 86 -466 of the Fall River zoning ordinance. The property is located in an R -30 single -family zoning district. Just identify yourself for the record. Good evening, Scott Adams with Advanced Engineering Group representing the applicant on this matter. For those not familiar, Watkins Street is an 11
1:30:43-lot subdivision, and this lot is located exactly at the dead end of the cul -de -sac adjacent to Route 24, which would be just to the west. It has a shared entrance driveway with it, and it's direct abutter at 1170 Watkins Street.
1:30:58The applicant is proposing to install a 1260 -square -foot garage approximately four feet off of the existing property lines. It's a slight skew to it. Four feet is the narrowest point to the property line. You should see in your packet the only abutter directly abutting this basically area would be the same abutter of 1170 that has supplied
1:31:18a letter of support for this applicant. It should be in your package. They abut to the east and to the north. They kind of wrap around, and they're part of the shared driveway as well. They would be the only abutter that would be physically able to see this proposed structure, so we thought it particularly important to have them either gauge their level of support or opposition to the project. The applicant wishes
1:31:37to install, I guess he has an antique vehicle, he has some antique motorcycles, and also an RV that he's looking to store in here in the future. That's the size limitation. It has some site constraints, specifically due to the wetlands.
1:31:50The home was built in about 2015, so roughly 11 years ago. The garage he initially wanted to present was actually larger than this, and we convinced him to make it smaller, to keep it out of the buffer zones and avoid having to go to conservation. Good evening. I'm Joseph Pereira, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Fall River. It is 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18th. We are meeting
1:32:19at one government center in the first floor hearing room. A person went to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30A, Section 20, Subsection F. I hereby notify all persons in attendance that a video and audio recording of this meeting is being made by Fall River Government TV, Mr. Craig Salvatore. If anyone desires to make a video, audio, or combined recording of this meeting, please notify me now and I will make a
1:32:45public announcement of your intent. Our recording secretary this evening is Felicia Parker, sitting to my immediate right. Present this evening, our regular members, John Frank, our vice chairman, Jim Calkins, our clerk, Dan DuPere, Ricky Sahadi,