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Council denies zoning map amendment for 1 Maple Terrace; refers car-wash permit, postpones 30 Maple Street conversion
Summary
The Marlborough City Council voted 10-0 on Feb. 10 to deny a proposed zoning map amendment that would have moved 1 Maple Terrace into the Marlborough Village District.
The Marlborough City Council voted 10-0 on Feb. 10 to deny a proposed zoning map amendment that would have moved 1 Maple Terrace (Map 70, Parcel 274) into the Marlborough Village District.
The change had drawn an unfavorable recommendation from the planning board and a denial recommendation from the City Council Urban Affairs Committee. Councilor Roby, reporting the committee’s deliberations, said members were concerned about “what could be built with the zoning change” and noted there was “no guarantee a project shown would be built.” The council suspended the rules to take the matter up the same evening and carried the motion to deny unanimously.
The denial keeps the parcel in its existing residency zone. Justin Malay, a trustee representing the petitioner, attended the Urban Affairs meeting but the committee and council concluded the potential uses under a rezoning raised concerns that outweighed the benefits discussed in the petitioner’s materials.
Separately, the council referred an application from GR Development LLC (d/b/a Washville Car Wash) for a new car-wash facility at 223 East Main Street to the Urban Affairs Committee, setting a public hearing for March 10, 2025. Councilor Roby moved the referral; the motion carried 10-0.
Also before the council was an application to convert a two-family property at 30 Maple Street to a three-family property (filed by Annabelle E. Guillermo Secor, represented by attorney Christopher Flood). That item was postponed to the council’s Feb. 24 meeting while it undergoes legal review; the postponement was approved 10-0.
What happened: committee and council votes followed standard procedure — the Urban Affairs Committee reported its 3-0 recommendation to deny the zoning amendment, the full council voted to deny, the car-wash special-permit application was referred for public hearing, and the two-to-three-family conversion was postponed for further review.
Next steps: the petitioner for 1 Maple Terrace will learn the council’s decision; the Washville Car Wash applicant will have a public hearing before the Urban Affairs Committee on March 10; the 30 Maple Street matter returns on Feb. 24 for further consideration.
