ZBA Continues Lowe's Storage Case to Nov. 9

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of October 5, 2026

Danvers Zoning Board of Appeals continued a Lowe's outdoor storage expansion case to November 9 after members said the request was still too large. Board members Kevin Berich and John Boughner said the store's ask for roughly 26,500 additional square feet of outdoor storage, display and seasonal mulch space, on top of 13,000 to 14,600 square feet already granted, exceeded what they could support. Berich said he saw "no public benefit factors to weigh that potential detriment against." Resident Brian Edmunds told the board the store's 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. delivery window overlapped with "living hours" for neighboring condominium residents.

Planning Director Brian Szekely confirmed the legal notice cited the store's noncompliance with Section 30 of the zoning bylaw's retail display standards. The continuance passed on a unanimous voice vote with no recorded opposition.

In the full story:

• Special Permit Hearing: Lowe's Outdoor Storage Expansion
• Board Questions Lowe's on Operations, Parking Study and Safety
• Public Comment: Traffic, Noise and Idling Trucks
• Deliberation: Members Say Request Still Too Large
• Procedural Steps and Outcome
• Implications and What Is Next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,943 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of October 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.