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Planning board approves site plan and parking reduction for 124 Main Street fitness studio
Summary
The Planning Board approved a site plan and special permit allowing a fitness training facility at 124 Main Street to reduce required on‑site parking, relying on existing lot striping, one ADA space on site and overflow use of the adjacent MBTA commuter lot.
The Planning Board voted to approve a site plan and a special permit to reduce required parking for a fitness training facility at 124 Main Street. The board closed the public hearing and passed the motion after hearing the applicant’s operational plan.
The applicant (identified in the hearing as Ben Brashard) told the board the business will be appointment-based and stagger sessions with 15–30 minute buffers to avoid peak congestion. “I’m going to stagger all the groups. So there’ll be like a 15 or 30 minute buffer between sessions,” Brashard said, explaining why he sought a reduction in on‑site spaces and the addition of a single striped ADA spot rather than expanding impervious surfaces.
Staff described the submitted site plan as an existing‑conditions survey with striping proposed for the spaces on the property and noted that users currently also park in the nearby MBTA commuter lot. Board members cited that adjacent commuter-lot capacity and the applicant’s appointment system as factors supporting the waiver request and the special permit.
The approval combines the site-plan decision and the special permit in one vote. No formal conditions beyond the plan‑set and the required striping were recorded in the meeting transcript. The board closed the hearing before voting and the motion passed.
