Planning Board approves Lower Falls commercial bank special permit
Planning Board approves bank building special permit in Lower Falls Village Commercial District. Chair Marc Charney and three fellow board members voted unanimously on June 29 to grant a special permit for a 15,343 square foot commercial bank building at 26 Washington Street, providing floor area
Planning Board · Meeting of June 29, 2026
WELLESLEY — Planning Board approves bank building special permit in Lower Falls Village Commercial District. Chair Marc Charney and three fellow board members voted unanimously on June 29 to grant a special permit for a 15,343 square foot commercial bank building at 26 Washington Street, providing floor area ratio relief to the district standard. The approval followed the applicant's analysis satisfying the Board's concerns about a potential future road-widening on Lower Washington Street, which Town Engineer Dave Hickey endorsed.
The Board also continued the Inclusionary Zoning Special Permit for the same site to July 13.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of June 29, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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