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Planning board recommends ZBA consider a use‑variance to allow self‑storage at 105 Cabot St.

Town of Needham Planning Board · December 17, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing marketing and technical constraints for the former data‑center building, the planning board voted to recommend that the Zoning Board of Appeals approve a narrow use‑variance for self‑storage citing extraordinary site constraints, limited parking and the building's unusual construction.

The Needham Planning Board voted to recommend that the Zoning Board of Appeals grant a use‑variance to allow a self‑storage reuse at 105 Cabot St., a former data‑center building, citing the property's unique constraints.

Attorney George (presenting for the applicant) told the board that the 128,000‑square‑foot building lacks basic infrastructure for typical human‑occupied uses, has only about 45 on‑site parking spaces and was built and approved with a…

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