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Zoning Board of Appeals - 9.9.2025

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Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - 9.9.2025

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Meeting Open/Announcements
ZBA-2022-13: 76 Prichard Street - Review of Special Permit (00:03:30)
ZBA-2022-13: 76 Prichard Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-2022-13 Adam Pishdadian 76 PRICHARD ST 6:00PM Review of a Special Permit under Sect. 181.336 of the Fitchburg Code to reinstate a vacant/abandoned building and convert the use from one nonconforming use to another less detrimental nonconforming use as a two-family dwelling pursuant to Sect. 181.332 located in the Residential C District Map 31 Block 80 Lot 0
ZBA-23-27: 6 Cobbler Drive - Review of Special Permit (00:34:59)
ZBA-23-27: 6 Cobbler Drive - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-23-27 Mark Brideau 6 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-24-34: 28 Heywood Street - Review of Special Permit (00:42:46)
ZBA-24-34: 28 Heywood Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-24-34 Carlos Martins 28 HEYWOOD ST 6:00PM Review of a Special Permit Sect. 181.336 of the Fitchburg Code to reinstate a vacant/abandoned nonconforming structure and/or use from a Group Home and under Sect. 181.333 to alter a nonconforming structure to provide for a substantially different purpose by Special Permit pursuant to Sect. 181.94 located in the Residential C (RC) District Map 95 Block 100 Lot 0
ZBA-2023-12: 219 Highland Avenue - Review of Special Permit (00:54:38)
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-23-22: 87, 89 & 91 River Street - Review of Special Permit (01:35:27)
ZBA-23-22: 87, 89 & 91 River Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-23-22 IVJ Group, LLC 87, 89 & 91 RIVER ST 6:00 PM Review of the Special Permit under Sect. 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 ?181.336, Sect. 181.74 & Sect. 181.94 located in the Adaptive Industrial District Map Block and Lot 28/26/B, 28/26/A & 28/26/0
Recess (01:50:43)
Recess
ZBA-25-2: 34 Granite Street - Review of Special Permit (02:02:00)
ZBA-25-2: 34 Granite Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-25-2 Geoffrey Glifort 34 GRANITE ST 7:00PM Review of the Special Permit under Sect. 181.332 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to convert the use of a non-conforming 3-family structure into a 4-family dwelling without increasing the structure's footprint pursuant to Sect. 181.94 located in the Residential C District Map 82 Block 133 Lot 0
ZBA-2023-08: 1341 Rindge Road - Review of Special Permit (02:07:37)
ZBA-2023-08: 1341 Rindge Road - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-2023-08 JoAnne Hamberg 1341 RINDGE RD 7:00PM 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-24-18: 480-490 Main Street - Review of Special Permit (02:36:22)
ZBA-24-18: 480-490 Main Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-24-18 David & Hailey Rousseau 480-490 MAIN ST 7:00PM 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
ZBA-25-7: 79-81 Bemis Road - Review of Special Permit (02:39:52)
ZBA-25-7: 79-81 Bemis Road - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-25-7 Troy Hines 79-81 BEMIS RD 7:00PM Review of 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-23-40: 180 Main Street - Review of Special Permit (03:03:57)
ZBA-23-40: 180 Main Street - Review of Special Permit

ZBA-23-40 Travis Beauvais 180 MAIN ST 7:00PM Review of the Special Permit under Sect. 181.313D12 of the Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance to occupy and operate an Exhaust & Auto Repair (Motor Vehicle Repair Shop) pursuant to Sect. 181.94 located in the Downtown Business District Map 56 Block 26 Lot 0

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