Concord's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hold five public hearings on Thursday, Nov. 12. The agenda includes a farmstand owner challenging two enforcement decisions and a Bolton Street homeowner seeking to tear down and replace a house.

The hybrid meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 141 Keyes Road and is also open via Zoom, according to the posted agenda.

Bakery permit renewal

The evening opens with Anna Svyrydova's request to renew a special permit for her home-based online bakery at 469 Hayward Mill Road. The ZBA first approved the permit in October 2025 for one year, according to meeting minutes from that session. The board set conditions: no exterior signage, pickups limited to two days per week chosen from Monday, Friday and Saturday, a three-hour pickup window between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., a maximum of 15 orders per pickup day, and only one customer at a time using the driveway.

Svyrydova told the board she sells via pre-orders only and bakes in her residential kitchen.

Bolton Street demolition and rebuild

Marshall Works of K. Marshall Works Design is applying on behalf of owners Justin and Taylor Krasinski to demolish the existing single-family home at 76 Bolton Street and build a two-story dwelling with an attached two-car garage. The current house sits 24.8 feet from the front property line. The proposed replacement would be set back 25.2 feet, according to the agenda.

The existing dwelling is nonconforming, so the project requires a special permit.

Elm Street addition

Richard and Fay Higgins are seeking a special permit for a two-story addition at 542 Elm Street. The addition would exceed the 15-foot height limit within the required 15-foot setback and would surpass the 50% gross floor area limit by 470 square feet, according to the agenda.

Farmstand and food trailer appeals

David Anderson, owner of Main Streets Market & Cafe at 42 Main Street, is bringing two separate appeals against decisions by Building Commissioner Kevin Pickering.

The first challenges Pickering's denial of Anderson's plan to expand a farmstand at 15A Fitchburg Turnpike into a barn under construction, install a commercial kitchen and host private functions and community gatherings. In an Aug. 20 letter, Pickering wrote that Anderson had not provided documentation showing the property meets the five-acre minimum required to operate a farmstand. Pickering called the existing small, honor-system farmstand a legally nonconforming use but denied the expansion.

Both Anderson appeals were originally scheduled for the Oct. 8 ZBA meeting. Anderson requested they be continued without discussion to Nov. 12, according to the October agenda.

The second appeal contests Pickering's denial of a mobile food establishment as an accessory use to the restaurant at 42 Main Street. In correspondence dated Aug. 29, Anderson argued the food trailer would not be permanently parked at 42 Main Street but would use the property only for loading and preparation before returning to 151 Fitchburg Turnpike. Pickering responded that Anderson has been permitted to park the vehicle at the Fitchburg Turnpike property and nothing more.

How to attend

The meeting is open via Zoom as well as in person. Supporting documents for all five hearings are available at the town's ZBA meeting documents page. Residents who want to comment can use the Raise Hand function on Zoom during the public comment period for each item.