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ZBA approves special permit for 20‑seat restaurant at 312–316 Broadway with parking relief
Summary
The board granted a special permit to convert the former True Value hardware building at 312–316 Broadway into a 20‑seat eating place with office space, reducing required on‑site parking by relying on the adjacent municipal lot; a supportive letter from Ward 1 Councilor Pete Meany was read into the record.
Attorney A.J. Capano presented updated plans that reduced the proposed restaurant seating from 36 to 20 and recalculated the parking requirement to eight spaces. He asked the Zoning Board to grant a special permit under the ordinance to allow the reuse with fewer on‑site spaces, pointing out the property directly abuts a municipal lot that businesses in Wyoma Square historically rely on.
Board members asked about hours, egress and the presence of a handicap entry; Capano said the updated plans address those items and that licensing and building‑permit steps remain. The board read a letter from Ward 1 Councilor Pete Meany supporting the reuse as consistent with the business district. The motion to grant the special permit carried on a voice vote with the conditions discussed on the record.
