The Needham Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue the application of Douglas Sherman for 62 Kimbell Street to the board’s next hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m., after the applicant did not attend the meeting.

The board said the applicant had emailed explaining confusion about a planning board memo and may have believed the item was scheduled for a later meeting. A board member moved to continue the application rather than deny it; another member seconded the motion and members voiced assent. The Chair told the record that if Sherman wants to withdraw he should do so; otherwise, if he does not attend the Aug. 13 hearing, the board said it will dismiss the matter.

This was procedural: no substantive testimony on the proposal was taken because the applicant was absent. The continuance preserves the applicant’s opportunity to present the proposal at the August hearing, and the board instructed staff to notify the applicant of the continuation and the dismissal-if-absent policy.