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Applicant for 75 Oak St. seeks special‑permit relief for third unit; ZBA urges clearer plans on parking, retaining wall and drainage
Summary
BCF Investments asked the Gardner Zoning Board to approve converting 75 Oak Street from a two‑family to a three‑family and presented a revised parking plan. Board members and city staff raised questions about driveway setbacks, a retaining wall and drainage; the applicant asked to continue to June and received a one‑time waiver of the continuance
BCF Investments sought a special permit on May 20 to convert 75 Oak Street from a two‑family to a three‑family dwelling and submitted a revised engineering plan that proposes two additional off‑street parking spaces in tandem ("buddy" parking) at the rear of the lot.
Attorney Christine Tree said the building was renovated after purchase, the third‑floor unit is not yet habitable and the proposal relies on the zoning ordinance's provision that a change in use need only provide the additional parking required for the new use. Tree told the board the plan shows about five on‑site spaces overall: three in the long existing left‑side driveway and two in…
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