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ZBA approves conversion of former auction house to indoor storage at 1785 Bay Street
Summary
The board approved a special permit to convert an auction facility to about 9,063 sq ft of indoor storage with a small office and extensive outdoor storage, subject to department conditions including no hazardous materials on-site and standard DPW/Board of Health permit requirements.
The Taunton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit to convert a pre-existing auction facility at 1785 Bay Street to indoor storage, including approximately 9,063 square feet of interior storage and a 99-square-foot office, in combination with roughly 42,600 square feet of outdoor storage. Applicants John Marsh and Richard Mellon told the board the indoor storage use will generate far less traffic than the auction previously did.
City departments provided advisory conditions. The city engineer and DPW listed standard permit requirements (water service plan submittals, DPW permits and inspections); the Board of Health said applicable permits must be secured prior to operation. The fire department registered no objection to the change of use for the interior, and the board read letters from neighbors into the record. Resident Elizabeth (Betsy) Carter spoke in support of the Mellon family and described low neighborhood impact from the existing outdoor storage.
A motion to approve the special permit passed with the board including a stipulation from the Board of Health that no hazardous materials be stored on-site. The applicant was advised that required building and DPW permits remain necessary before operations begin.
"It's as quiet as a cemetery over there," said Elizabeth Carter in support of the Mellons' application.
The board recorded the approval and staff will follow up with permit instructions and the standard appeal period.
