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Zoning board denies special permit after open-lot storage violation at 558 Pleasant St.

5914350 · October 8, 2025
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The Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request for a special permit that would have allowed open-lot storage and commercial vehicle parking at 558 Pleasant Street after the building inspector's citation, with board members pointing to missing applicant materials and the applicant's absence at the hearing.

The Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 7 denied a special permit request for 558 Pleasant Street (case 25-18) that sought to allow open-lot storage of tools and equipment and the parking of large commercial vehicles in part of the property.

Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing 558 Pleasant Street LLC, told the board the property's tenant had been cited by the building inspector on June 23 for zoning violations and that the tenant subsequently left the site. Hearn said…

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