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ZBA approves package of variances and special exception for redevelopment of 266 Route 125 (former Bessie's Lunch)
Summary
The Brentwood ZBA granted a special exception and a package of eight variances to allow a new 1,760-sq.-ft. fast-food building with a drive-through at 266 Route 125, citing site constraints, proposed stormwater and septic designs, and the goal of restoring a longstanding restaurant use; project will proceed to planning-board site-plan review and DOT/DES permitting.
Barry Geier, representing the applicant for 266 Route 125, told the Brentwood Zoning Board of Adjustment that the former Bessie's Lunch property — a roughly 0.69-acre lot that closed in 2019 — is not suitable for reuse without multiple zoning reliefs.
Geier, of Jones and Beach Engineers, described plans for a new 1,760-square-foot fast-food building with a drive-through and a reconfigured parking layout. “The proposed building… is 1,760 square feet,” Geier said, and the team proposed a drive-through bypass and updated circulation to improve safety compared with the historic wide-open driveway onto Route 125.
Because the lot is substandard in size and constrained by wetlands, wells and existing…
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