692 Millbury Street (ZB-2026-019)

Context

Petition ZB-2026-019 before the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals for ROW Adjacent to 692 Millbury Street.

Petitioner: Lamar Advertising Company. Relief sought:

• Special Permit: conversion from static to digital display for a non-conforming sign (Art. IV, Sec. 6.L.2)

Present use: Non-accessory freestanding billboard with traditional advertising panels. Zone: ML-2.0 (Manufacturing, Limited) and the Blackstone River Parkway Sign Overlay District. Purpose: Convert the south face of the billboard to a digital display.

The October 19, 2026 agenda (Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - October 19, 2026) lists this petition again as old business with testimony on 7/20/2026 and 9/28/2026 and a constructive grant deadline of 11/10/2026.

Status

Status is ongoing, per the posted agenda only: no minutes or transcript are available, so the outcome of the hearing is not known. The petition appears on more than one agenda, which suggests the hearing was continued.

Log

• 2026-08-31 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Listed as old business (testimony 7/20). Testimony date: 7/20/2026. Constructive grant deadline: 9/29/2026.
• 2026-07-20 - Zoning Board of Appeals - Listed as new business. Public hearing deadline: 7/20/2026. Constructive grant deadline: 8/11/2026.