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Fall River ZBA rejects Holy Name Church request to pave 70-space parking lot
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted against a special permit request from Holy Name Church to increase impervious coverage for a proposed 70-space lot, after months of plan revisions and a lengthy public debate over neighborhood impacts and stormwater mitigation.
Holy Name Church’s bid to build a 70-space parking lot on its 709 Hanover St. property failed at the Zoning Board of Appeals’ Feb. 19 meeting after the board said the application did not secure the necessary support.
The church’s pastor, Father Riley Williams, opened the presentation saying the project responds to growing parish parking needs and safety concerns, particularly during heavy snow seasons when parishioners must walk blocks to reach services. “The need for this parking lot has become increasingly clear,” Williams told the board. Engineer Matthew Viana of Millstone LLC described a two-part design: a traditional paved lot on Madison Street for roughly 35 spaces and a stacked parking drive aisle on the south side of the church. Viana said…
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