Developer asks Amherst board to allow smaller evergreen specimens in buffer at North Main Street site
Sep 24, 2025
A representative for Cal Bico Properties LLC asked the Zoning Board to allow planting 1- to 2-foot evergreen specimens instead of the code-required 6-foot specimens in several buffer areas at 1255 North Main Street, citing existing tree cover and cost.
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A representative identified as Khalid Bikawi told the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 24 he represents Cal Bico Properties LLC, owner of property at 1255 North Main Street, and asked the board for three variances that would allow smaller (1- to 2-foot) evergreen specimens in required buffer areas instead of the 6-foot specimens called for in Amherst code.
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