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ZBA upholds building commissioner: home bakery cannot operate roadside stand under home‑occupation rule
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the building commissioner’s interpretation that home‑occupation rules prohibit a customer‑facing roadside stand or on‑site retail display at a residential property. The petitioner, Christina McCardle, appealed after the Board of Health approved her cottage food operation.
The Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 18 upheld the Building Commissioner’s determination that a proposed on‑site farm‑stand style retail operation at 877 Timothy Boulevard would violate the city’s home‑occupation rules.
Christina McCardle appealed the building commissioner’s enforcement decision after the Board of Health approved her cottage food operations permit for preparation of non–time‑temperature‑controlled baked goods in her home. McCardle submitted letters of neighborhood support…
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