There’s no red-carpet welcome for a major commercial solar project in a residential area — at least not yet. The Zoning Board of Appeals posed some tough questions to developer Allco Renewable Energy Ltd. at Wednesday’s initial hearing on an application seeking a variance from town zoning bylaws. It’s proposed for 383 Housatonic St., near the Lenox Dale industrial zone. But nearly all of the property is in the 1-acre residential zone. And the town’s bylaws rule out a solar array in that homeowner zone next to the Mountain View Cemetery, one of the town’s three burial grounds.
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The McGee Automotive Group won zoning board approval to move its Pittsfield BMW and Audi-VW store to a site in Lenox’s commercial zone. Now, two more steps are needed to
A recent state ruling would require the business to maintain an access driveway from New Lenox Road for safety reasons, but neighboring condo groups are voicing concern about the impact
The McGee Automotive Family, a regional chain with Audi/BMW/VW dealerships on Merrill Road, has applied for a special permit and site plan approval for a commercial site at Pittsfield and