ZBA grants Lakeview Terrace variance 5-0

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of September 15, 2026

WALTHAM — The Waltham Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved three variances for a second-floor addition and attached garage at 83 Lakeview Terrace. Attorney Bret Francis, representing petitioners Andrei Mashkou and Kristina Filozova, told the board the 4,958-square-foot corner lot is only about 70.8 percent of the 7,000-square-foot district minimum, justifying relief from setback and lot-coverage rules. Member Mark A. Hickernell asked whether the board still had to find the variance would not "substantially derogate" from the ordinance's intent under a recently revised state law; Francis said that finding is no longer required.

The board adopted the findings of fact and the corrected decision by identical 5-0 roll-call votes, with members Taranto, Gelineau, Deveaux, Hickernell and Chair John Sergi all voting yes. No abutters objected, and two attendees raised their hands in favor.

In the full story:

• Approval of Minutes
• Case 2026-25: 83 Lakeview Terrace Variance Petition
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,327 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.