Zoning Board of Appeals – Oct 29, 2026

Name: Zoning Board of Appeals, Lawrence – Oct 29, 2026
Start: 2026-10-29T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Lawrence Municipal Conference Room - 255 Essex Street Lawrence, MA

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Agenda (PDF)

Where: Lawrence Municipal Conference Room - 255 Essex Street Lawrence, MA

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What's on the agenda

The board will continue review of 389 Water St (Suenos Basketball) and hold a new hearing on a petition by AYJ Common St LLC to redevelop 539-557 Common St into multifamily commercial mixed use, requiring variances and a special permit.

Agenda items

Continued item: 389 Water St (Suenos Basketball)
New case: Petition of AYJ Common St LLC, 2 Pine Tree Dr, Methuen MA, requesting Variances under sections 29-16 & 29-18, and a Special Permit under 29-13(f) & 29-23(g)(y) of the Revised Zoning Ordinance, to redevelop 539-557 Common St (lots 145-0-15, 145-0-16, & 145-0-7) in a B-2 Zoning District into multifamily commercial mixed use

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Vice Chairperson Michael Abesamra

Voting Members Sadie Perdomo Erwin Mata

Chairperson Richard Rivera

LAWRENCE MASSACHUSETTS

Land Use Planner Jeannie Aguiler

Comprehensive Planner Reniel Fanini

Public Hearing On

Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. Lawrence Municipal Conference Room - 255 Essex Street Lawrence, MA

CONTINUED ITEMS

389 Water St Suenos Basketball

NEW CASES

Petition of AYJ Common St LLC of 2 Pine Tree Dr, Methuen MA requesting Variances under section(s) 29-16 & 29-18, and a Special Permit in accordance with 29-13(f) & 29-23 (g)(y) of the Revised Zoning Ordinance for the purposes of redeveloping the site into a multifamily commercial mixed use. The property known as 539-557 Common St (lots 145-0-15, 145-0-16, & 145-0-7) is in a B-2 Zoning District.

BOARD BUSINESS

Approval of minutes

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 1.0 MB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

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Terms used here

special permit: Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.
variance: Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lawrence's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lawrence Publick on October 16, 2026.