A request from property owner Steve Boucher to rezone parcel 352‑6 (June Street) so the entire lot would be zoned Residence B was discussed and continued to the council’s April 14 meeting after the planning board failed to act due to lack of a quorum on March 3.

Steve Boucher appeared with in‑house counsel Elizabeth Boucher and described remediation work already completed on the site (asbestos removal and pest remediation) and said the property had not attracted industrial tenants during marketing. He said the owner’s likely re-use would be residential—apartments or condominiums—but no specific development plan or scale was presented.

Committee action: legal affairs continued the public hearing and directed staff to seek the Planning Board referral (scheduled to meet April 7) and to return this matter to the council after Planning Board review. The council indicated it will hear the petition again at its April 14 meeting.

Why this matters: rezoning would remove an industrial split on the parcel and allow residential redevelopment consistent with nearby zoning; specific project approvals (site plan, special permits) would be separate and subject to Planning Board or other permitting processes.

What’s next: the petition will return to the council after the Planning Board referral; the applicant should appear with a zoning map and any proposed site plan information for council review on or after April 14.