Parking Overlay

Chandler Business Group

I have set up a meeting with Joel Fontaine regarding the overlay. We are meeting December 8th at 3:00 44 Front St suite 510. I also talked with the owners of 229 Chandler St. Corner of Dewey St. the old Fashion Flair building. A lot of people have been interested but with no parking as well as no one in the area to help them with relief. Maybe we need to discuss no parking requirements for existing stores/storefronts to help move these properties along. Two pizza places were interested and needed relief of 5 spots neither wanted to wait for a variance. This overlay project could takes 6 months but I feel is worth putting in place. The interesting thing is that the stores are now rented. They will open up without permits to operate because of pre-existing use?? They still should have parking requirements but these businesses unlike restaurants do not trigger permit requirements or enforcement of restaurants.