Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals grants variances, special permits that would add new restaurant, bakery, over 160 new apartments in different projects

The City of Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals held a Public Hearing on Thursday in order to hear the following petitions.

OLD BUSINESS 

Applicant: ACN TREYAM LLC 

c/o Atty. Peter Saulino 

547 Highland Avenue, Map M–18 Lot 27 The applicant requested a Variance to allow the following:

1. Relief from Section 86 Attachment 2 to erect a medical office building in the zoning district, waiving lot coverage requirements per Section 86 Attachment 1. 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. Relief from Section 86-450, to erect a sign for the purpose of identifying the business pursuant to section 86-454. 

The property is located within an “S” (Single Family) Zoning District. 

At August’s meeting, neighbors in opposition expressed the business should not be in their single-family district and also expressed concerns over traffic.

Those in favor spoke highly of ACM TREYAM LLC’s location on Elsbree Street as Fall River Spine & Disc Center.

The request was tabled in August to September’s meeting to create a plan with a decreased footprint to address concerns by neighbors and the board.

This petition was then tabled at the September 18th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. 

At Thursday’s meeting, the petition was withdrawn.

Applicant: LITTLE HANDS COLLEGE, INC. 

c/o Atty David M. Assad 

551 Rock Street, Map O–02 Lot 6 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1.Relief from Section 86-441, waiving parking requirements pursuant to Section 86-445. 2.Relief from Section 86-450, to erect a sign for the purposes of identifying the business pursuant to section 86-454. 

The property is located within an “R-4” (Two Family) Zoning District 

Little Hands College is a daycare/preschool currently located at 332 Brownell Street and is looking to expand.

Members of the public expressed concerns over no off-street parking and disturbing the historic character of the area.

The matter was tabled at the September 18th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting as clarification concerning coding was needed.

On Thursday, the matter was tabled again to November’s meeting as clarification concerning coding is still needed.

Applicant: CORDEIRO FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST 

c/o Atty. Peter Saulino 

243 Montaup Street, Map G–13 Lot 71 

The applicant requested a Variance to allow the following: 

1. The division of the property into two lots, leaving the existing single–family dwelling on one lot and erecting a triplex on the second lot, waiving the lot coverage requirements of Section 86 Attachment 1. 

2. Relief from Section 86 Attachment 2, waiving unit count/use in the S District for lot 2. 

The property is located within an “S” (Single Family) Zoning District 

This petition was previously tabled at the September 18, 2025, Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting to redesign the new home to have some off-street parking.

The new plan presented Thursday eliminates the need for the front yard setback relief, the side yard setback relief, and the parking relief. The house is now narrower with two added parking spaces.

The variance request was granted unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS 

Applicant: LKM INVESTMENTS LLC 

c/o Atty Mark L. Levin 

860 & 868 President Avenue, Map M–02 Lot 21 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. The division of the property into 2 lots, leaving an existing 3 family dwelling on each lot, pursuant to Section 86-423B of the Fall River Zoning Ordinance. 

The property is located within a “G” (General Residence) Zoning District. 

The Special Permit request was granted unanimously.

Applicant: SOUTH COAST & ASSOCIATES 

c/o Christian D. Gwozdz–Silveira 

6 Shannon Street, Map D–09 Lot 29 

The applicant requested a Variance to allow the following: 

1. The construction of a 26′ x 25′ addition and decks requiring relief from Section 86 Attachment 1 as to front, rear, and side yard setbacks. 

The applicant also requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. The construction of a 26′ x 25’addition, decks and parking area requiring relief from Section 86 Attachment 1 as to the expansion of the pre-existing non-conforming lot coverage requirements. 

The property is located within an “S” (Single Family) Zoning District. 

The requests were both unanimously granted as variances.

Applicant: HYDE DEVELOPMENT LLC 

c/o Atty Thomas P. Killoran 

377 Second Street, Map I–09 Lot 21 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. Proposed conversion of the pre-existing non-conforming structure into 10 one-bedroom apartments requiring relief pursuant to Section 86-425. 

2. Relief from Section 86-444b to waive parking requirements pursuant to Section 86-445 as to parking setback and aisle width. 

3. Relief from Section 86-441 to allow for one parking space per unit pursuant to Section 86-445. 

The property is located within a “CBD” (Central Business) and “AOD” (Arts Overlay) Zoning District. 

The Special Permit was granted unanimously.

Applicant: TETRAULT REAL ESTATE, LLC 

c/o Atty Peter A. Saulino 

29 Palmer Street, Map G–16 Lot 4 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. The division of the property into 2 lots, leaving the existing 3 three–family dwelling on lot 1 and the existing (4) four-family dwelling on lot 2 pursuant to Section 86- 423B. 

The property is located within an “A-2” (Apartment) Zoning District. 

The Special Permit was granted unanimously with conditions of fencing, separate utilities, property boundaries, and no ADUs.

Applicant: 577-609 DAVOL STREET LLC 

c/o Atty. Gregory Brilhante 

535, 577, 609 Davol Street, Map O–22 Lots 9, 10, 14 & Map O–23 Lot 5 

The applicant requested a Variance to allow the following: 

1. The construction of a mixed-use building requiring relief from Section 86 Attachment 1 as to front and side yard setbacks. 

The applicant also requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. Pursuant to Section 86-175(B)(1) for a building height of 89-10”. 

2. Pursuant to Section 86-445 requiring relief from 86-9, 86-441, 86-444 (A)(3&5), (B)(1&2) waiving parking space size, aisle width, setbacks, loading space, and landscaping requirements. 3. Pursuant to Section 86-425(A) allowing the reconstruction, extension, alteration, and change of a nonconforming building as to setbacks. 

The property is located within a “WTOD” (Waterfront & Transit Oriented Development) Zoning District. 

The narrow 8-story mixed used building will have 160 apartment units with 104 one bedrooms, 36 one bedrooms + flex room, and 20 two bedrooms. There will be a restaurant on the street level with office space and a parking garage. The project is expected to cost $40-50 million.

The Variance and Special Permit were granted unanimously.

Applicant: Mona Sampeur 

c/o Jeffery Tallman 

270 Seabury Street, Map M–27 Lot 59 

The applicant requested a Special Permit to allow the following: 

1. A special permit pursuant to 86-424 to change the nonconforming use allowed by a previously granted special permit of the building from an ice cream shop to a bakery. 

The property is located within an “A-2” (Apartment) Zoning District. 

The property is the former Nonno’s Ice Cream Shoppe and Ruggles Variety.

The Special Permit was granted unanimously.

Ernest Costa, Jr. (deceased) & Robert Costa, individually, and as Personal 

Representative of The Estate of Ernesta Costa, Jr. 

c/o Atty Peter A. Saulino 

99 Jones Street & 0 Jones Street, Map T-06 Lots 38 & 40 The applicant is requesting that the Variance granted by the Board on October 17, 2024, be extended for a period of six months to allow additional time to appropriately exercise the relief granted.

The request was granted.