The Zoning Board of Appeals did not make any decision about the Armory at tonight's meeting, because
a new planning staff report substantially changed the recommendations. There will probably be more public neighborhood meetings before the ZBA takes up the issue again at their meeting on October 17 at 6 pm. It will be the
first item on their agenda at that meeting, which will most likely be held at City Hall.
At last night's meeting, the ZBA also distributed
a one-page summary of the new staff report, which may be easier for most people to read.
A number of new provisions are intended to ensure that approval of extended hours and amplified music applies only to the current tenant (Arts at the Armory) and cannot be transferred to any future tenant. This is intended to allay neighborhood fears that the venue could become a nightclub in the future, under different management or ownership.