Zoning Board grants office use and carport variance
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of February 18, 2026
Pittsfield Zoning Board grants permit for former gas station office use. Chair Albert Ingegni, III and the five-member board unanimously approved Louis Costi's special permit to re-establish a nonconforming office at 156 West Housatonic Street under Article 23 Sections 8.4 and 8.3, with restrictions on exit direction and commercial signage applicability. In a separate unanimous vote, the board also granted Terri Stiffler a variance under Article 23 Section 4.203 to construct an attached carport in the side yard setback at 290 Gale Avenue.
City Planner Kevin Rayner introduced the ongoing Westside Form-Based Code expansion, proposing to introduce neighborhood stores, micro-businesses, accessory commercial units, and food trucks to the neighborhood under three new street-type classifications.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of February 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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