225 Pond Street Special Permit

Please note: McDonald's USA, LLC will be appearing before both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board. Both notices and all materials are below. 

Zoning Board of Appeals:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF ASHLAND

The Ashland Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday March 8, 2022, at 7:00 PM via a Zoom video conference meeting accessed via: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87432693610?pwd=Y3ByREZXOFRhalROWjhMN2p3anhxUT09, to hear the petition of McDonald’s USA, LLC c/o Bohler 352 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772, requesting a Special Permit per Chapter 40A, Section 9 of the Massachusetts Zoning Act and Chapter 282, Sections 3.1 (Principal Uses) and 9.3 (Special Permits) of the Ashland Bylaws to allow for the expansion of the existing drive-thru operation to a dual order point configuration consisting of two lanes and two order points. The property in question is located at 225 Pond Street, Assessors Map 26, Lot 003 and is within the Highway Commerce Zoning District.

Materials may be viewed at https://www.ashlandmass.com/543/Current-Cases-Before-the-Planning-and-Zo. For more information or to submit comments, please contact Emma Snellings at (508) 532-7930 or at esnellings@ashlandmass.com.

John Trefethen, Chairman

Ashland Zoning Board of Appeals

Planning Board:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF ASHLAND

The Ashland Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 7:15 PM via Zoom video conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86512646250?pwd=R1NKNG9yQ3M4WTdXTXh6bmNFZlRaQT09, to hear the petition of McDonald’s USA, LLC c/o Bohler requesting a Special Permit, Design Plan Review and Site Plan Review per Chapter 40A, Section 6 of the Massachusetts Zoning Act and Chapter 282, 5.3 (Signs), 9.3 (Special Permits), 9.6 (Design Plan Review) and 9.4 (Site Plan Review) of the Ashland Bylaws. The applicant is proposing to reconfigure the existing single lane, single order point drive-thru with a side-by-side configuration consisting of two lanes, two order points, two digital menu boards and two digital pre-browse boards. The property in question is located at 225 Pond Street, Assessors Map 26, Lot 3. The property is within the Highway Commerce Zoning District and the Pond Street Mixed Used Overlay Zoning District.

Parties wishing to be heard on this matter should submit comments to the Planning Board ahead of time and/or appear at the time and place indicated above. Materials may be viewed by appointment at Town Hall during normal business hours, or at:  https://www.ashlandmass.com/543/Current-Cases-Before-the-Planning-and-Zo. For more information or to submit comments, please contact Peter Matchak at (508)532-7927 or at pmatchak@ashlandmass.com.

Tricia Kendall, Chairman

Ashland Planning Board