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Southborough ZBA continues hearing on multiple-use permit for 355 Turnpike Road after abutter concerns
Summary
The ZBA continued a request by Pratt's Automotive Group for a special permit to allow multiple uses on one lot, citing outstanding conservation, site-plan, and abutter-enforcement issues and the owner's absence; the board set a continuation for Nov. 19.
The Southborough Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 15 continued the public hearing for a special permit requested for 355 Turnpike Road to allow multiple uses on a single lot, including used automotive sales and service.
Tarsus Pedroso, representing Pratt's Automotive (the applicant), told the board the site has historically hosted automotive, body-shop and related uses and that the petitioner sought to update the permitted uses to include used auto sales and service; Pedroso said discussions with site-planning staff indicated a rough inventory of about 20 cars for display. The application packet shows the property lies in the Industrial zoning district and requests relief under sections 174-9 and 174-8(c)(2) of the zoning bylaw.
Multiple town departments and abutters identified unresolved compliance work. Planning Board Chair Mimi Luttrell and Town Planner Karina (name in record) told the ZBA the site's official site plan dated to 1986 and that…
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