ZBA Rules Wilkinson Appeal Mostly Time-Barred

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of June 16, 2026

Swampscott's Zoning Board of Appeals found most of a Littles Point Road storage-shed appeal too late to hear, but sent fine questions back to the building inspector. Appellant Charles P. Wilkinson II argued his two anchored sheds were permanent structures, not temporary storage containers, and challenged an unregistered-vehicle finding at 29 Littles Point Road. The board ruled a September 2025 letter was the real classification decision, making Wilkinson's May 2026 appeal untimely on that point under M.G.L. Chapter 40A, though timely as to fines from an April 2026 letter, which the board remanded unanimously.

Member Marc Kornitsky called the bylaw's temporary-use requirement "legally deterministic." White Court Condominium Trust president Pat Sullivan told the board unregistered vehicles are "bleeding our property" value. Separately, the board unanimously granted James Webber a special permit for a dormer at 106 Norfolk Avenue and allowed Jeff Tucker to withdraw a roof-raising petition at 11 Eulow Street without prejudice.

In the full story:

• Approval of Minutes and Withdrawal of Petition 26-04
• Petition 26-06: James Webber, 106 Norfolk Avenue
• Petition 26-05: Charles P. Wilkinson II, 29 Littles Point Road
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,116 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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