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Taunton ZBA approves proposed gas station with conditions after traffic review and neighbor negotiations
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a proposed gas station/convenience store with drive-through at 788 Boston Road (Parcel 138-67) after the petitioner presented a traffic study and agreed to multiple conditions including hours of operation (5 a.m.–10 p.m.), a drive-through cutoff (9 p.m.), flashing stop signs, and limits on speaker/volume; the traffic officer recommended monitoring but no immediate engineering changes.
The Taunton Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve a proposed automobile filling station, 5,785-square-foot retail/convenience store and restaurant with a single-lane drive-through on Parcel 138-67 (proposed by 788 Boston Road LLC), subject to multiple conditions negotiated with abutters and department heads. Attorney Brianna Carrara, representing the petitioner, opened by disputing misinformation circulating about an unrelated parcel that houses the Star Drive In and stressed the proposed gas station is on a separate lot.
Carrara presented a traffic analysis conducted Aug. 12–19…
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