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Board approves yoga studio at 13 River Street after parking review
Summary
The Milford Planning & Zoning Board approved a special permit to convert 13 River Street from a restaurant to a two‑studio yoga center, after the city planner noted the applicant under‑computed required parking and departments raised no safety objections.
The Milford Planning & Zoning Board approved a special permit on Aug. 4 to convert 13 River Street from a restaurant with an upstairs apartment into a two‑studio yoga center operated by the Jago family.
Applicant Dan Jago told the board the studio will run classes about 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with 15 to 30 adults at peak times and two instructors. He said the project will add ADA‑compliant restroom access and small staff offices while keeping the building footprint unchanged.
City planner David summarized the zoning and parking implications and said the applicant's architect had miscomputed the parking requirement. “The required parking amount is 23 spaces, not 19 spaces,” he said, noting a theoretical peak demand of as many as 32 spaces if every participant drove. David also told the board that the fire department and sewer commission had no objection to the change of use.
Board members asked whether both floors would be used and whether the studio would be adult‑only; Dan Jago confirmed both floors would be used and that the studio would be adult‑oriented. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing.
A motion to approve the special permit for Map 054 Block 397 Parcel 7 (owner: 1 Morningside Drive Partners Limited Partnership) passed on roll call. The board approved the application without conditions beyond standard permitting and building permits.
The permit allows the applicant to proceed with tenant renovations and a building permit application; the board noted the applicant must resolve building‑permit details and any final site or signage approvals through the usual administrative processes.
