52 Middlesex Tpke Burlington, MA 01803-4921

The Planning Board may grant a Special Permit for a restaurant use within a General Industrial (IG) District, subject to the following restrictions: 10.4.1 Purpose The purpose of allowing restaurants by Special Permit within an office/commercial park setting is to enhance previously established commercial areas by permitting a mixture of uses which reduce the number of vehicular trips generated during peak hour periods and promote pedestrian activities through the interconnection of compatible uses and facilities. 10.4.2 Procedures All requests for consideration by the Planning Board for a Special Permit pursuant to this section shall be consistent with Section 9.2.0 “Special Permit” of this bylaw. 10.4.3 Approval Criteria In addition to the approval criteria for special permits pursuant to Section 9.2.4 of this bylaw, the applicant shall comply with additional criteria as detailed below and the Planning Board shall make findings pursuant to these specific requirements: a) Any proposed restaurant within an IG District shall be located within a previously established office/commercial park of 600,000 square feet or more. b) Prior to the submission of any formal application to the Planning Board for consideration of a Special Permit under this section, the Planning Board shall make a determination as to whether the property qualifies as part of a previously established office/commercial park. An “office/commercial park” shall be defined as a property which, when taken as a whole with other properties in the general area, possesses a commonality of purpose, use, management, maintenance, and other indicia which provides to the general public a perception of a unified operation and character. In an office/commercial park, the individual parcels do not have to be under the same ownership. The delineation of a particular office/commercial park may change over time based upon the Planning Board’s determination that other properties have been incorporated into a commonality of operation and character. The determination of