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Southborough Select Board denies Pratt Automotive dealer license application, tells applicant to clear zoning hurdles

Town of Southborough Select Board · November 5, 2025
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Summary

After neighbor complaints and planning‑board concerns about multiple uses and parking, the Southborough Select Board voted to deny Pratt Automotive’s Class 2 used‑car dealer application without prejudice and asked the applicant to resolve outstanding ZBA, Planning Board, Conservation Commission and Board of Health issues before reapplying.

The Southborough Select Board voted on Nov. 4 to deny Pratt Automotive’s application for a Class 2 used‑car dealer license without prejudice, directing the applicant to complete outstanding zoning and permitting reviews before seeking another hearing.

Planning‑board chair Mimi Littrell, who said the planning board had submitted a letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Select Board, warned that the property has accumulated multiple uses since the last site plan review in 1986 and that some uses may require a different special permit. "Whether that granite is fabricating, as it says on their Facebook page, then it would require a different special permit…

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