Zoning Board Votes to Recommend Shed Setback Change
The Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to recommend the Planning Board sponsor a bylaw change easing shed setbacks in the R3 district.
Zoning Board · Meeting of October 13, 2026
MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to recommend the Planning Board sponsor a bylaw change easing shed setbacks in the R3 district. The proposal would set a 15-foot front setback, matching the principal house, with five-foot side and rear setbacks, down from the current 20-foot accessory-structure standard. A participant identified only as Bob argued the change "would probably make a ton of sheds that you see on a regular basis conforming." Member Eric Murphy said he preferred a five-foot front setback instead, but did not block the vote.
The board also granted special permits for a reconstruction at 328 Ocean Street (petitioner David Oliveira) and a two-story addition at 225 Ridge Road (petitioner Deborah A. Davis), both unanimous, and continued a nonconforming-use case for William B. Garrity Jr. to October 27 after no representative appeared, with a statutory decision deadline of November 25.
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Source: the Zoning Board meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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