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Redevelopment plan for Steward's/Marathon site at 177 S. Broadway seeks multiple variances; neighbors largely supportive
Summary
A redevelopment plan for the gas/convenience site at 177 South Broadway seeks multiple zoning variances, including reduced build‑to percentages, front‑setback relief, and a larger freestanding sign; the ZBA continued the public hearing and asked for final sign dimensions and details.
(Note: public hearing continues) The owner-proponent team and their counsel presented a multi-part redevelopment proposal for the property at 177 South Broadway — the long‑standing gas/convenience site — that would relocate and reconfigure the convenience store and canopy, construct a new building with a second‑floor false façade, provide pedestrian access from Lincoln Avenue, and add landscaping and civic green space.
Attorney Libby Clark spoke for the applicants and explained the project history going back to prior variance approvals and a long series of planning and design review steps that included Design Review Board review and a Planning Board sketch plan. The redevelopment team said site constraints (the lot’s trapezoidal shape, existing…
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