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Danvers Zoning Board grants use variance for 33,000‑sq‑ft indoor recreation center at Archmeadow Drive
Summary
The Town of Danvers Zoning Board of Appeals approved a use variance 4-0 on April 14 to allow a 33,000-square-foot indoor recreation facility (Urban Air) in a highway corridor zone at 10 Newbury St./20 Archmeadow Drive, with a condition requiring the property owner to work with planning staff on directional signage and pavement markings.
The Town of Danvers Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 April 14 to grant a use variance allowing a 33,000‑square‑foot indoor recreation, entertainment and sports facility at 10 Newbury Street (Suite 5), also listed as 20 Archmeadow Drive, in the highway corridor zone.
The board approved Docket No. 25-5100 to permit the tenant, Urban Air (an indoor adventure/play facility), to occupy the former Big Lots space. The motion included a condition that the property owner work with the town’s planning staff to address site circulation with directional signage, pavement markings and other flow improvements.
The variance allows a use not normally permitted in the highway corridor zoning district. Board members said they were persuaded by the applicant’s description of the operation, the site’s existing parking capacity and the owner’s willingness to accept the traffic- and safety‑related condition.
Benchmark Group, an architecture and engineering firm, presented the…
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