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Lowell ZBA approves special permit to convert 230 Cumberland Road laundromat into offices
Summary
The Lowell City Zoning Board of Appeals on March 10 approved a special permit to change the former laundromat at 230 Cumberland Road into professional office and service space, imposing conditions including an amended owner listing and coordination with the city's shade-tree program.
The Lowell City Zoning Board of Appeals on March 10 approved a special permit allowing the conversion of a vacant laundromat at 230 Cumberland Road into professional office and service space, the board said.
Board members voted to grant ZBA 2025‑5 with conditions including that the applicant work with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) on a street‑side shade tree and submit an amended application listing Happy Home Investments LLC as the property owner. The motion to approve was made by Member James McCarthy and seconded by Vice Chair Callahan; the roll call vote was unanimous.
The applicant, Peli Shawn, told the board she recently acquired the property and plans to use part of the interior for a plumbing business office and…
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