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The board unanimously approved a special permit for an office use at 156 West Housatonic Street and a variance for an attached carport at 290 Gale Avenue, with five votes in favor of each. Members also received an initial presentation on expanding form-based zoning to the Westside neighborhood.
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The special permit allows the former gas station property at 156 West Housatonic Street to be re-established for office use, subject to conditions including a two-year deadline to exercise the permit. The variance allows an attached carport in the side-yard setback at 290 Gale Avenue, with a one-year deadline to use the approval. The Westside zoning proposal is still under development and would allow more small businesses, housing options, and other neighborhood-scale uses; no final action was taken on it.
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