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Zoning Board Approves Autobody Shop Expansion, Retail Development

Methuen Zoning Board approved two special permits at its August 26 session. The board unanimously approved a minor modification to SK Autobody LLC's site plan at 348 Howe St, moving the proposed garage 12 feet to separate it from the existing structure in response to fire-department requirements.

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board denies setback variance for unpermitted River Place addition

Methuen Zoning Board denies setback variance for unpermitted two-family addition. The board voted 3-2 to deny Yoly Meran's request for a 16-by-16-foot, two-story addition at 1 River Place that violates both side setback (required 15 feet, requested 5.02 feet) and rear setback (required 20 feet,

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Government · Zoning Board

Setback Variance Application Withdrawn Without Prejudice

Zoning Board hears withdrawal in Central Business District setback case. Attorney Anthony Copani withdrew the variance application for Yoly Meran's 16-by-16-foot addition at 1 River Place after being retained only three hours before the May 28 hearing. The board unanimously approved the withdrawal

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board denies request to return early after prior rejection.

Zoning Board denies early return request, approves two residential variances. The Board voted 3-2 to reject Dana Kilroy's request to challenge a prior unfavorable decision without waiting the standard two years, despite attorney Arthur Broadhurst's argument that a revised two-story building with

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board approves home-addition variance; defers mixed-use application.

Zoning Board approves home-addition variance, defers mixed-use application. The Board voted unanimously to grant application 2026-06 for Maximiliano Rizzo, permitting a 10.25-by-25.67-foot addition at 595 Prospect Street to be set back 8.9 feet instead of the required 15 feet, designed to provide

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board approves signs and garages at February meeting

Zoning Board approves four petitions without opposition at Wednesday meeting. Chairman Matthew D'Agostino presided as the board unanimously approved a special permit and variance for a six-by-six-foot monument sign at Aroma Joe's coffee shop at 65 Haverhill Street, citing rear conservation

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board denies contractor-yard special permit for Center Street site.

Methuen Zoning Board rejects special permit for contractors yard. Chairman Matthew D'Agostino led the board's unanimous five-to-zero denial of Dana Kilroy's application to operate equipment storage on a four-thousand-square-foot parcel at 151 Center Street in a business-highway zone. Abutting

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