2261 Lakeville Road

The Town of Avon has confirmed in writing that this 6.28-acre parcel at 2261 Lakeville Road is zoned B-1 General Business. A lot of commercial land gets sold on what the zoning might become. This one is already there. The lot runs about 743 feet along Route 15 and roughly 367 feet deep, with straight lines and square corners that make a site plan easy to draw. An access point is already in off the road. Public water is available at the parcel per the Town of Avon, and electric runs the length of the frontage. This stretch of Route 15 is the road between the Avon village circle, about 3.4 miles north, and I-390 Exit 9, a short drive south. Every car making that trip passes 743 feet of frontage, which matters if your business depends on being seen. B-1 is Avon's general business district. Retail, offices, banks and personal services are permitted. Garage space for commercial vehicles is allowed as an accessory use, and farm or construction equipment sales and service can be approved by special use permit. The Planning Board can also approve other businesses of a similar nature and scale. The code also allows a dwelling unit inside the principal business building. An owner could run the shop and office on the ground floor and live upstairs, with town approval. From the road, the ground rises gently toward the back line, where residential lots border the rear. Stand at the back corner and the whole parcel lays out in front of you, down to the traffic on Route 15. A building and parking near the front would still leave the back of the lot open for storage or a second phase later. Final use and building layout go through Town of Avon site plan review, but the zoning question is already answered. Walk it once from Route 15 to that back corner and you'll know where your building goes. Also listed as R1721878 vacant land.