6 Woburn Street (ZB-2026-041)
At a glance
- What: Zoning Board of Appeals petition ZB-2026-041 for 6 Woburn Street, an industrial building on a vacant lot.
- Where it stands: relief approved by the ZBA on 2026-08-10, per the transcript (side yard setback, two floor-area-ratio variances and a parking special permit, with staff conditions).
- Next: the Planning Board Definitive Site Plan (see 6 Woburn Street).
The proposal
- Petitioner: Marcelo Barreto.
- Present use: vacant lot with a small retaining wall. Zone: MG-0.5 (Manufacturing, General).
- Purpose: construct an industrial building with associated parking and site improvements. Per the hearing it is a roughly 4,800 sq ft, two-level building to be the headquarters of the owner's fire extinguisher business, on a 9,230 sq ft lot (about 50 ft wide, 180 ft deep).
Relief sought
- Variance: minimum side yard setback for a non-residential use in MG-0.5 (Art. IV, Sec. 4, Table 4.2).
- Special Permit: to modify the parking dimensional, layout, and/or landscaping requirements, loading requirements, and/or the number of required parking spaces (Art. IV, Sec. 7.A.2).
- The July 20 agenda listed a side yard variance and parking special permit; the August 10 agenda added a floor area ratio variance.
Status and next steps
- Approved by the ZBA on 2026-08-10 after a hearing in which two Montvale abutters asked about appearance, trees, wall height and use.
- Conditions include arborvitae screening along the west line and a fence on or beside the retaining walls (4 ft maximum). Staff noted only one of the two FAR variances had been advertised; the applicant chose to proceed.
- Planning Board site plan review follows because of slopes.
Discussion time
About 26 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 - Zoning Board of Appeals | 26 |
Log
- 2026-08-10 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Hearing; engineer James Tedro presented. Variances (side yard about 2 ft, two FAR) and parking special permit approved with waiver. Two abutters asked about looks, trees, wall height and use; answered with arborvitae, fence and Planning Board review. Apparently 5-0.
- 2026-07-20 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Postponed to August 10 with the constructive grant deadline extended to September 1 (5-0 roll call). Public hearing deadline was 9/2/2026; the earlier constructive grant deadline was 10/7/2026.