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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - 7.8.2025
Meeting Open/Announcements
ZBA-2023-12: 219 Highland Avenue - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-2023-12 Mina Ghobrial 219 HIGHLAND AVE 6:00 PM Review of the Special Permit under Section 181.94 of the City of Fitchburg Code to reinstate the variety convenience store in the existing pizza store pursuant to Section 181.313 located in the Residential B District Map 22 Block 16 Lot 0
ZBA-23-27: 0 Cobbler Drive - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-23-27 Mark Brideau 0 COBBLER DR. 6:00 PM Review of a Special Permit under Section 181.313E5 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to open a contractor's yard and erect a 4000SF steel building to be used for storage pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Industrial District Map 114R Block 10 Lot 1B
ZBA-24-30: 672-678 Water Street - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-24-30 Toufic Boulos 672-678 WATER ST 6:00 PM Review of a Special Permit under Section 181.313D11&12 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to transfer a prior Special Permit for the business use as a small Motor Vehicle Sale and grant an additional use as a motor vehicle repair shop due to business ownership change pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Neighborhood Business District (NB) Map 109 Block 35 Lot A
ZBA-24-18: 87, 89 & 91 River Street - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-24-18 IVJ Group, LLC 87, 89 & 91 RIVER ST 6:00 PM Review of the Special Permit under Section 181.333 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to reinstate a vacant/abandoned nonconforming use buildings and change the nonconforming structure to provide for a substantially different purpose from manufacturing to a multifamily development pursuant to Section 181.336, Section 181.74 & Section 181.94 located in the Adaptive Industrial District Map Block and Lot 28/26/B, 28/26/A & 28/26/0
ZBA-24-18: 480-490 Main Street - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-24-18 David & Hailey Rousseau 480-490 MAIN ST 6:00PM Review of Special Permit under Section 181.313D3 of the Fitchburg Code to open an HVAC Trade School located in the Downtown/Intown Business District Map 43 Block 7 Lot 0
Recess
ZBA-24-33: 59 Culley Street - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-24-33 Caleb Rivera 59 CULLEY ST 6:00PM Review of a Special Permit under Section 181.313D13 & Section 181.33 of the Fitchburg Code to operate an Automotive Detailing business pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Neighborhood Business District (NB) Map 33 Block 35 Lot A
ZBA-2023-08: 1341 Rindge Road - Review of Special Permit
ZBA-2023-08 JoAnne Hamberg 1341 RINDGE RD 6:00PM Review of the Special Permit under Section 181.94 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance issued after remand from the Worcester Superior Court Zoning appeal, CA No. 2385CV00600 - A, by consent of all parties, and by Order of the Court, to the Board of Appeals, dated September 27, 2023, pursuant to Section 181.332 located in the Rural Residential District Map MBL 69R Block 8 Lot 0
ZBA-25-7: 79-81 Bemis Road - Special Permit
ZBA-25-7 Troy Hines 79-81 BEMIS RD 7:00PM Continuance: Special Permit under Section 181.313 and Section 181.33 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to change a detrimental non-conforming mixed-use structure (1st floor restaurant & 2nd floor apartment) to a less detrimental non-conforming used as a two-family dwelling pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Neighborhood Business District Map 133 Block 67 Lot 0
ZBA-25-10: 0 Authority Drive - Special Permit
ZBA-25-10 Gabriel Iwano 0 AUTHORITY DRIVE 7:30 PM Special Permit under Section 181.313E5 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to construct a 4,000-sf steel building and operate as a contractor's yard use for a construction business pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Industrial District Map 118R Block 6 Lot CI
ZBA-25-11: 85-95 Fairmount Street - Height Variance
ZBA-25-11 MOC, Inc. 85-95 FAIRMOUNT ST 8:00 PM Height Variance under Section 181.416 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance build a 4-story multi-family development with 41- space podium parking to serve multiple properties (0 Fairmount & Clarendon St), increasing the maximum height permitted from 36 feet to 43 feet, pursuant to Section 181.93 located in the Neighborhood Business District Map 50 Block 2 Lot 0 & (50-1-0 + 50-1-A)
ZBA-25-12: 44 Bel Air Drive - Appeal to Overrule the Building Commissioner's Determination Under Section 181.92
ZBA-25-12 Joan McCann 44 BELAIR DRIVE 8:15 PM Appeal to Overrule the Building Commissioner's determination under Section 181.92 to issue a Building Permit (B-25-285) to erect a single-family dwelling on a dimensionally nonconforming lot 11,757 SF in area as opposed to the 12,000 SF required under ?181.416 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance, due to the operation of the newly passed Affordable Home Act and MGL 40A, Section 1A, affecting the merger of undersized lots in common ownership/depicted on a recorded plan, due to the fact that the lot in question was not held in common ownership at the time the change in law took effect located in the Residential A District Map 145 Block 31 Lot 0
ZBA-25-8: 48 Culley Street - Special Permit
ZBA-25-8 Eric Quintana 48 CULLEY ST 7:15PM Continuance: Special Permit under Section 181.313D12 of the City of Fitchburg Code to conduct an automotive repair facility changing business ownership (previously Brian's Auto Repair) pursuant to Section 181.94 located in the Neighborhood Business District Map 33 Block 37 Lot 0.
ZBA-25-12: 44 Bel Air Drive - Appeal to Overrule the Building Commissioner's Determination Under Section 181.92 (Continued)