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Board approves convenience-store expansion and reduced parking at 302 Lake Avenue with environmental and signage conditions

Manchester Planning & Zoning Board · December 5, 2024
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The Planning Board approved CU 2024-028 (parking reduction) and CU 2024-027 (expansion with a 1,632 sq ft basement) for 302 Lake Ave, adding conditions that required state/federal environmental approvals for contaminated soil remediation and removal of an existing freestanding sign prior to building permit issuance.

The Manchester Planning & Zoning Board approved applications Dec. 5 for an expanded convenience store at 302 Lake Avenue that includes a new 1,632‑square‑foot storage basement and a reduction in required parking from 17 to 7 spaces.

Owner Rafael Laura and architect Alan Dayton explained that structural issues discovered during interior demolition led to a decision to take the building down and rebuild with a basement for mechanicals and refrigeration. Dayton said a buried oil…

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