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Zoning board approves takeout restaurant at 180 Liberty St., with six-month review on parking
Summary
The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance to allow a takeout-only restaurant to open at an existing convenience store at 180 Liberty Street, approving relief from the minimum parking requirement and adding a six-month administrative review tied to the occupancy permit.
The Lowell City Zoning Board of Appeals on March 24 approved a variance so the owner of 180 Liberty Street can add a takeout-only restaurant to an existing convenience store, granting relief from the ordinance parking minimums and requiring an administrative review six months after the building occupancy permit is issued.
Neighbors opposed the proposal at the public hearing, citing limited on-street parking, frequent congestion on Liberty Street and Grace Street, and litter. Deborah Felton, who said she lives at 183 Liberty Street directly across from the store, told the board she and other residents “can hardly find street parking now” and said customers stopping at the store already…
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