8‑unit Pine Street building remains out of compliance after contractor error; board gives applicant time to propose fix

The Gardner Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 18 heard an update on the special permit for 163–165 Pine Street, where the permit holder said construction errors left the property short two of the 11 off‑street parking spaces approved under a prior special permit.

Attorney Christine M. Tree, representing the permit holder, told the board “we are not going to be able to expand the parking area” and said the contractor built the rear parking area short by roughly eight feet, leaving seven spaces in the rear instead of the nine shown on the approved plan. Tree said the permit holder has satisfied most other conditions but cannot comply with the approved parking plan.

Tree said the building commissioner issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the building but that a final certificate cannot issue until the parking is…