CITY OF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold an Advertised Public Hearing on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 6:00 PM at New Bedford City Hall, Ashley Room 120, 133 William Street, New Bedford, MA on the following appeals set forth under the provisions of the City Code of New Bedford:
#4663 Notice is given of a public hearing on the petition of: Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River St Lawrence (110 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740), c/o Peter Vanko (PO Box 170757, Boston, MA 02117) for a Special Permit under Chapter 9, Comprehensive Zoning Sections 2000 (use and dimensional regulation), 2400 (nonconforming uses and structures), 2410 (applicability), 2420 (nonconforming uses), 2421 (change or substantial extension of the use), 2422 (change from one nonconforming use to another, less detrimental, nonconforming use), 2430 (nonconforming structures, other than single- and two family structures), 2431 (reconstructed, extended or structurally changed), 2432 (altered to provide for a substantially different purpose or for the same purpose in a substantially different manner or to a substantially greater extent) 5000 (administration & procedures), 5300-5330 & 5360-5390 (special permit); relative to the property located at 91 Summer Street, Assessors’ Map 58, Lot 336 in a Residential A [RA] zoned district. The petitioner is proposing to convert an existing vacant school into 44 condominium units per plans filed.
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