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Board approves special permit for drive-through at 651 Belmont Street despite small FEMA floodplain overlap

5772068 · September 12, 2025
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Summary

The board granted a special permit to allow a drive-through lane for a proposed commercial building at 651 Belmont Street, finding only a small corner of the site falls within a FEMA floodplain that has been historically piped underground; the project must still obtain conservation approval.

The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to Deangelo’s Inc. to construct a new commercial building with a drive-through lane at 651 Belmont Street, despite a small portion of the lot appearing on FEMA flood maps.

Attorney Michael Spillane told the board the parcel was shown on an older FEMA flood insurance-rate map and that the historical…

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