ZBA continues First Citizens Bank hearing to Nov. 12

Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of October 22, 2026

Wellesley's Zoning Board of Appeals continued the First Citizens Bank site plan hearing for 26 Washington Street to Nov. 12. The applicant presented a two-story, roughly 15,000-square-foot building on the former hardware store site, saying it needs no variances because it sits at the parking minimum. Members said they lacked the traffic and construction management plans and asked for a narrative package covering hours, routes, police coordination and lighting.

Contractor DPR's Spencer Lamb estimated 40 to 50 vehicles at peak construction, with utility work affecting about seven on-street spaces for up to a week. The board voted 3-0 to continue the hearing to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12.

In the full story:

• WELLESLEY — October 22, 2026
• Opening and Scope
• The Project
• The ATM and Parking
• Walls, Windows and Accessibility
• Missing Documents
• Architecture and Signage
• Review Comments and Traffic Study
• Traffic Management and Construction Logistics
• Lighting and Landscape
• Scheduling and Outcome
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,767 words

Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.