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ZBA approves Walnut Heritage Trust parking plan, requires runoff plan

Gardner City Zoning Board of Appeals · April 24, 2026
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Summary

Gardner City Zoning Board approved a special‑permit amendment and a revised parking plan for Walnut Heritage Trust at 63 Walnut St., with a condition that the petitioner submit a plan for swale/drainage to the building commissioner before construction.

The Gardner City Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously April 22 to approve a revised parking plan and special‑permit amendment for Walnut Heritage Trust, which seeks to convert a two‑story wing at 63 Walnut Street into residential units and add parking.

John Gersten Lauer, the applicant’s representative, told the board the revised site plan reduces impervious surface on the 1940s property, will re‑asphalt portions and replace other paved areas with pervious materials such as geogrid and crushed stone, and proposes 10 total parking spaces for…

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