Zoning Board of Appeals
Regular MeetingChicopee, MA · August 20, 2020
Minutes
Zoning Board of Appeals
Voting Record and Minutes
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Chicopee public hearing for Wednesday August 20, 2020, 6:30
PM in City Hall Annex, Fourth Floor, City Council Chambers, 274 Front Street, Chicopee, MA 01013.
Meeting was brought to order by Carissa Lisee at 6:40 PM.
Board of Appeals attendance:
Member Name Present Absent Excused
Regular Anthony Gallant, Chair X
Regular Carissa Lisee, Vice Chair X
Regular Katherine Baldiga, Clerk X
Regular Gary Stamborski X
Regular Christina Loy X
Assoc. Matthew Bieda X
Planning Department Staff Attendance:
Title Name Present Absent Excused
Director Lee Pouliot X
Assistant Planner Patrick McKenna X
Development Manager James Dawson X
Associate Planner Nathan Moreau X
*Note: Roll call was taken, there was no quorum in attendance, and since the Board was scheduled to
vote on the petitions the Chair had to continue the two petitions (Items 1 and 2) on the agenda to
September 9, 2020.
Item 1: VARIANCE (Cont. from 8/12/20) from Chapter 275-40 C (7)(a) and 275-40 E (4) to allow for the
reduction in interior travel lane width from 24’ to 20’ and reduction in drive access aisle setback from a building
from 5’ to 0’ for access to a Marijuana Cultivation and Retail facility. Location: 30 Buckley Blvd., Chicopee, MA
01020 Applicant: Revolution Greencare LLC, same address.
Item 2: VARIANCE (Cont. from 8/12/20) from Chapter 275-52 area requirements from 10,000 SF to 9,026
+/- SF and depth from 100’ to average depth of 91.77’ for the purpose of subdividing property and allowing
existing garage to remain with lot fronting Moore St. Location: 61 Van Horn St. Applicant: Congamond
Management LLC, 81 Chestnut Circle, West Suffield, CT 06093
Item 3: Discussion Old/New Business
Notes: No discussion or new business.
Item 4: Adjournment - Next Meeting September 9, 2020
Meeting adjourned at 6:47 PM.
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Agenda
CHICOPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AGENDA
August 12, 2020
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Chicopee public hearing; Wednesday, August 12, 2020 and
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 6:30 PM via video conference (Zoom)
ITEM 1: VARIANCE from Chapter 275-40 C (7)(a) and 275-40 E (4) to allow for the reduction in
interior travel lane width from 24’ to 20’ and reduction in drive access aisle setback from a building
from 5’ to 0’ for access to a Marijuana Cultivation and Retail facility. Location: 30 Buckley Blvd.,
Chicopee, MA 01020 Applicant: Revolution Greencare LLC, same address.
ITEM 2: VARIANCE from Chapter 275-52 area requirements from 10,000 SF to 9,026 +/- SF and
depth from 100’ to average depth of 91.77’ for the purpose of subdividing property and allowing
existing garage to remain with lot fronting Moore St. Location: 61 Van Horn St. Applicant:
Congamond Management LLC, 81 Chestnut Circle, West Suffield, CT 06093
ITEM 3: Minutes from January 8, 2020
ITEM 4: Discussion Old/New Business
ITEM 5: Adjournment – Next Meeting September 9, 2020
In order to ensure and satisfy CDC social distancing guidelines during the Covid-19 Pandemic and
pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 23, 2020 Order as amended, the City of Chicopee is providing
public notice that it will conduct a public hearing utilizing remote collaboration technology in
accordance with Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the
Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. C. 30A, 18.
Copies of application materials may be requested by phone (413-594-1515) or by emailing Jim
Dawson at jdawson@chicopeema.gov.
To view the public hearings please tune to Spectrum Community Access Channel 191 or the
ChicopeeTV website at Facebook.com/ChicopeeTV and/or https://vimeo.com/chicopeetv
Public comment will be received during two timeframes. The first public comment period will take
place prior to the opening of the public hearing on August 12, 2020. The second public comment
period will take place following the August 12, 2020 hearing and remain open until August 20,
2020.
To provide public comments in writing please mail to the Chicopee Zoning Board of Appeals, 4th
Floor, City Hall Annex, 274 Front St., Chicopee, MA 01013. By email to Jim Dawson at
jdawson@chicopeema.gov. or by calling 413-594-1517. All public comments received will be
provided to all Board Members and discussed at either of the above listed meeting dates. All
comments shall state their name, address and company/organizational affiliation in addition to the
item(s) that the comments pertain to. Comments received up to 24 hours before the hearing will be
put into the record during the public hearing and comments received after the hearing will be
entered at the continued date for the hearing, August 20, 2020.
To request a reasonable accommodation please call 413-594-1515.
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