For second time this year, board rejects new development at Ashland and Mill streets in Dorchester

The Zoning Board of Appeal contiguous rejected a developer's connection for a two-building, seven-unit residential task astatine 19-23 Ashland St., respective months aft it rejected plans for a azygous gathering with 8 units connected the parcel.

In May, the committee had rejected developer Raymond Boghos's one-building connection successful portion due to the fact that it would person required demolition of a perchance historical location connected the site. The connection the committee rejected contiguous would person preserved the house, but extended it from 2 to 3 families and added a caller gathering with 4 units successful the rear.

Board members said that adjacent with the simplification of the fig of units, they were inactive acrophobic astir the density, successful peculiar the three-foot region from 1 gathering to the neighboring spot connected 1 broadside and the four-foot region successful the rear.

The committee rejected the connection without prejudice, which means that Boghos could travel backmost with a caller connection successful little than the twelvemonth that helium would person had to hold had the committee rejected the connection with prejudice.