Approves Subdivision variances at 5355 Cataract Avenue, 3-2
The Dover Zoning Board of Adjustment approved all three variance cases heard on August 20, 2026. VMD Equities DVR LLC (case 2026-0020) received two variances for a mixed-use building at Sterling Way allowing 79% residential square footage (where 66.67% is allowed) and 55-foot hei…
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Two variances granted for VMD Equities DVR LLC at Sterling Way (tax map 11, lot 2, commercial district) to allow a mixed-use building with 79% overall residential square footage where 66.67% is allowed, and a building height of 55 feet where 40 feet is the maximum. Proposed four-story building, three stories residential atop commercial first floor, on a ~20-acre lot. Approved unanimously.
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The Dover Zoning Board of Adjustment approved all three variance cases heard on August 20, 2026. VMD Equities DVR LLC (case 2026-0020) received two variances for a mixed-use building at Sterling Way allowing 79% residential square footage (where 66.67% is allowed) and 55-foot hei…
Mixed-Use
Residential
Residential
Applicant Fergus Cullen cited a persistent shortage of attainable/'missing middle'…
The Sterling Way mixed-use project's single entrance via a traffic…
Neighbors voiced strong opposition to the Sterling Way project citing…
The Sterling Way area (Garrison Hotel, CVS, Dunkin' Donuts, assisted…
On the record: the chair, 4 board members, a staff member, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 4 members of the public.
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