ZBA approves signs, continues Sarah Street case
Burlington's Zoning Board of Appeals approved signage for Press Cafe and Activate Games but continued a contested Sarah Street variance.
Other Committee · Meeting of September 2, 2026
Burlington's Zoning Board of Appeals approved signage for Press Cafe and Activate Games but continued a contested Sarah Street variance. The board voted 5-0 to let Press Cafe add a logo sign at its expanded 200 District Avenue location and 5-0 to approve a 10-sign package for Activate Games at 90-92 Middlesex Turnpike, after trimming an oversized "Games Await" tagline sign attorney Christine Hung's client had proposed. "We've never had an applicant where they had a tagline that was larger than their sign," one board member said.
The board then continued, rather than decided, a variance request for a basement walkout at 12 Sarah Street, after neighbor John Hickey said "enough is enough" over years of drainage problems and neighbor Lou Gennari asked, "So you're creating a bowling alley, right?" The case returns September 15.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of September 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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