The Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals held its last scheduled meeting of the year as a hybrid meeting (in the Bloomer Community Room, Memorial Building, 150 Concord Street, and via Zoom). The transcript dates the meeting as December 10, 2025, while the supplied timestamp reads December 11, 2025 (UTC); this summary uses the supplied timestamp. No agenda or minutes were available, so this summary is based solely on the raw transcript. The board approved prior meeting minutes, amended a 1981 special permit to allow new-vehicle sales, approved a finding for a second-floor addition, and continued two matters to the January 2026 meeting. All votes were unanimous.
The Zoning Board of Appeals is the permit granting authority for projects that do not meet the requirements of the city's zoning bylaws. The board's function is to approve or deny requests for variances and special permits. They issue findings through the public hearing process. Appointed by the mayor, the zoning board of appeals is made up of three full board members and four associate members. The following zoning board of appeals meetings coverage is brought to you by the government channel, a service of the city of Framingham. This is the City of Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals. That's what we are. This is the meeting, open meeting for December 10th, 2025, our last scheduled meeting of the year. And we will shortly be running through the agenda. So it's a hybrid meeting. Members of the public and applicants may participate either way. If you are uh going to be um presenting either excuse me as a member of the public or as an applicant uh or an advocate for an applicant, uh please make sure to come up to one of the mics, make sure the mics are on. If you want to sit down, you can. The mics that are on at the desk here, uh you have to press the button until the button turns green. We need to do that so that we can uh properly record um your voice while you're speaking. Um, and also so that people who are uh watching the meeting virtually can hear you. If you're going to be uh attending by Zoom, uh please wait until you're called upon by me so that uh you are not trying to speak when anybody else is speaking. And uh make sure that when you're called upon that you uh unmute yourself and please be aware that if your video is on, then your likeness will be recorded for all time. Umybody in the room, uh make sure that you are recognized before you speak, and uh when you do come up to the mic, please identify yourself. And if you're a Framingham resident, your address. And if you're not, then uh just let us know what your connection is to the application. First thing we're gonna do tonight is the minutes from October 22nd, 2025. And I'll be looking for a motion to approve those minutes as drafted. I'll make a motion to approve his uh draft. Okay. Is there a second? Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Aye. And I vote. All right, so the minutes for October 22nd are approved. I don't see Mr. Morris, so when he comes in, we'll take care of his request for continuance. So we'll jump right to the beginning of the list. That's 2522, 154 Waverly Street, Icon Motors Group of Framingham. Mr. Galvani. So sitting on this case will be myself. Uh Miss Johnson and Mr. Yann and Leonard Levy will be the alternate. Um, Mr. Galvani, let us know what this is about and how you are looking for relief. Oh, I do. You're right. Thank you. I guess you're new as chair, huh? I'm new on the board. You know.