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Council approves special permit for automotive service at 180 Newbury Street
Summary
Peabody City Council approved a special permit allowing 180 Newbury LLC to operate an automotive-related business at 180 Newbury Street; the applicant said most repair work will be done off‑site and council voted 10–0 to grant hours of 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Saturday.
Peabody City Council voted to approve a special permit for 180 Newbury LLC to allow an automotive repair/servicing business at 180 Newbury Street.
Attorney John Kelty, representing the owners, told the council the business—identified in the application as DCL Fleet Services—performs hydraulic repairs primarily at customers’ job sites and roadways rather than conducting heavy repair work on the premises. Kelty said the property no longer contains an upstairs residential unit, making a board-of-health ventilation recommendation inapplicable. He said the business would maintain office activity on site and store a small fleet of vehicles (five) used for mobile service calls. "Most of that work is done on the job site or roadway," Kelty said, describing the operation as primarily field service with minimal on-site repair activity.
Councilors asked about parking and hours; Kelty confirmed the applicants had twenty conforming parking spaces shown on the site plan and proposed operating hours of 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. There were no public speakers in favor or opposition during the hearing.
Councilor Gamash moved approval with the stated hours and the motion was approved on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as 10–0. The council noted applicable PBD zoning citations listed in the notice (sections 4.2.5, 6.1 and 15.7) and the permit will be subject to standard departmental compliance and permitting required by city departments.
The council’s approval allows the applicant to proceed to any remaining departmental reviews and required inspections; Kelty said the owners will comply with departmental directions and applicable site-plan and building requirements.
