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Select Board closes hearing and approves Vibe Hot Yoga & Pilates use special permit at 254 Great Road
Summary
After a public hearing and brief questions from staff, the Select Board approved a use special permit for Vibe Hot Yoga & Pilates at 254 Great Road and amended the motion to state the mandatory zoning findings.
The Acton Select Board held a public hearing and granted a use special permit on Monday to Vibe Hot Yoga & Pilates for a commercial-recreation use over 2,000 square feet at 254 Great Road.
During the hearing, the applicant appeared remotely; Bernard Gibbons represented the property owner and Elise Simeone of Vibe described the business’s community-oriented operations in Chelmsford and Westford and plans for the Acton location. Planning staff reported no outstanding planning division concerns and said Health and Fire Department comments could be addressed at the building- or occupancy-permit stage.
Select Board members focused questions on septic and Title 5 wastewater calculations after a member noted an apparent discrepancy between the applicant’s Title 5 form and the water-use rates in the application. A town planner and the applicant’s representative said they would address Title 5 calculations and follow up with the Board of Health during the building-permit process.
The board first closed the public hearing by voice vote and then moved to approve the use special permit. Select Board member David amended his motion on the record to include a finding that the proposal met the mandatory special-permit findings: consistency with the master plan, harmony with the zoning bylaw purpose, no injurious effect to the neighborhood, appropriateness for the site, and compliance with zoning requirements. The amended motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.
The approval is conditioned on the applicant resolving building, health and fire comments at the appropriate permit stages; the Board directed staff to incorporate the mandatory findings language into the final decision.
Applicant representatives said they would work with the Board of Health and the Building Department to finalize Title 5 wastewater calculations and other technical items before occupancy.
