ZBA Continues Lowe's, Home Depot Permit Hearings

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of July 27, 2026

Danvers ZBA continued Lowe's and Home Depot storage expansion hearings to September 14 over years of unaddressed noncompliance. Member John Boughner told Lowe's representative Todd Bartok the company's prior agreement wasn't "worth the paper they're printed on," while Home Depot store manager CJ Burke admitted "we've actually been in violation for quite some time." Lowe's sought roughly 27,000 square feet of added outdoor storage, costing 155 parking spaces seasonally with 74 regained after peak season. Home Depot's online orders grew 40 percent this year, driving a request for 10 more truck and equipment rental stalls.

Neighbors described a July 9 hazmat spill, rodents, and machinery noise past 10 p.m. Separately, the board let a Garden Street owner withdraw a short-term rental use variance and unanimously approved a small Lindall Street addition.

In the full story:

• 2 Garden Street: Use Variance for a Short-Term Rental Unit
• 59 Lindall Street: Addition to a Nonconforming Two-Family Home
• 153 Andover Street: Lowe's Outdoor Storage and Parking Reduction
• 235 Independence Way: Home Depot Outdoor Storage and Rental Expansion
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,064 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of July 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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