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Council sends 56 Dragon Court audiovisual permit back for conditions after neighbors raise parking concerns
Summary
An audiovisual installer seeking to park five commercial vehicles overnight at 56 Dragon Court was asked to accept conditions: limiting vehicle sizes to marked vans or pickup trucks, striping and numbering parking spaces, prohibiting large showroom events and limiting late deliveries. The council voted to send the petition back so staff and the petitioner can draft conditions and return on Oct. 1.
WOBURN — A petition to allow an audio‑visual business at 56 Dragon Court and permission to park up to five commercial vehicles overnight drew detailed questions from councilors and neighbors over parking, deliveries and potential showroom events.
Petitioner representatives Carrie and Shawn Armstrong described a company that has grown from a home‑based operation into a multi‑technician service that loads vans and leaves for day‑long jobs. They said the proposed on‑site layout accommodates roughly 21 striped spaces (per a 1981 plan) and that they currently expect at most five overnight vehicles and occasional small tractor‑trailer deliveries once or twice a month.
Councilors and residents said they had inspected the site and counted existing parked vehicles in the industrial park and noted an active loading dock that could complicate maneuvering if multiple vehicles are stored there. Councilors pressed for conditions: striping and numbering all 24 identified spaces, marking vehicles with company name and a requirement that vehicle size be limited to vans, pickup trucks or similar weight class (no fleet of tractor‑trailers); one councilor asked for a clear definition of what constitutes a "big showroom event." The petitioner said showroom use would be appointment‑only and estimated a typical demonstration or training would be fewer than 30 attendees.
After discussion the committee voted to send the petition back for action so staff and the petitioner can draft specific conditions to be considered at the Oct. 1 council meeting.
Next steps: petitioner and city staff will draft a set of conditions (parking limits, marking/striping, event limits and delivery windows) and submit them for council review. The council indicated it expects enforceable conditions tied to inspections by the building commissioner.
