Zoning Board dismisses five appeals of building commissioner actions on tent permits
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of January 7, 2026
Bourne Zoning Board dismisses five tent-permit appeals brought by Christina Stevens. Chair James Beyer and the full board voted unanimously to dismiss all five cases challenging the building commissioner's handling of complaints related to wedding tent permits at residential properties. Attorney Michael Donovan argued the commissioner failed to provide written responses within statutory deadlines; the board ruled it lacked jurisdiction over administrative actions and noted that all underlying wedding events had already occurred.
In one case involving Bay End Farm, attorney Jonathan Silverstein argued Stevens lacks legal standing as an aggrieved party, and the board agreed, citing the farm's status in a residential-agricultural zone.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of January 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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