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Board approves redevelopment plan for Brown Avenue bank and former gas station, with buffer and signage variances
Summary
The ZBA approved variances allowing reuse of an existing bank building as a coffee shop and replacement of a defunct gas station with a convenience store and fuel canopy, citing steep topography and existing pavement lines as constraints; board discussed sound screening for a drive‑through speaker and proximity to residences above a steep slope.
The Manchester Zoning Board voted to permit a redevelopment plan that would convert a vacant bank into a coffee shop with a drive-through and replace a defunct gas station at Brown Avenue with a convenience store and a 12-position fuel canopy.
Engineer Bogg Duval, representing the applicant, told the board that the two parcels are constrained by a 30-foot vertical slope and a 10-foot retaining wall that places the site substantially below nearby multifamily residences. He said the proposal preserves the existing pavement edge and driveways and that the site’s topography and historic…
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