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Planning Board approves special permit allowing 19 parking spaces within 5 feet of property line at Cycle Avenue
Summary
After heated public comment, the board approved a special permit authorizing 19 existing parking spaces within 5 feet of a property line at 0 Cycle Avenue (serving 815 Main Street) by a 5–1 vote, imposing conditions and a three‑year activation window if no substantial use commences.
The Planning Board voted 5–1 to grant a special permit that authorizes 19 existing parking spaces to remain within five feet of a property line at 0 Cycle Avenue, concluding a contentious hearing in which nearby business owner Nido Politi objected to the application and warned of ongoing property‑rights disputes. The motion—moved and read into the record by a board member—found the site "adequately sized for the proposed use" and imposed standard findings and conditions; the board noted letters in opposition and heard public testimony both for and against the permit.
The board's approval treats the current parking configuration as an after‑the‑fact request for formalization; the permit is conditioned on constructing the plan as approved and includes a three‑year expiration if substantial use has not commenced. Several residents argued court stipulations and easements complicate the legal status of the lot; the board's action formalizes the site's current use but does not adjudicate private easement disputes.
