There may be juicy burgers and sweet ice cream for villagers by next summer if J.T. Bolger gets his way. The developer of 75 Franklin LLC., just received unanimous approval for an application to transform the vacant Fairway Dodge lot into a restaurant with apartments on top. He says it will revitalize an area that frankly, just isn't what it could be.

Bolger has plans to move Too Bobs Burgers and Ice Cream, a 50's-style burger joint and ice cream stand, to take over 75 Franklin Ave., adding two one-bedroom 1,000 square feet apartments to top it off. He'll be drawing the new design from the existing architectural elements of the building, which has a rotunda-like section set to be used as an ice cream stand area. An addition story will be added to the vacant building.

But, due to the unconventional dimensions of the lot, Bolger had to request a myriad of variances to village code, in particular, parking.

A similar site (irrespective of the unconventional layout) according to village code would require 18 parking spots. 75 Franklin Ave. will only have 11 in total, two of which are for the tenants, down from three. The planning board heard from a wealth of experts on concerns they had, in one case that a parking spot in the original application plan could present safety issues. Bolger and his team of experts and attorney Tom Wells agreed to compromise.

They also compromised on a free-standing sign, which according to village code would nowadays be considered far too large. But, as the original sign pre-dates decades before the code was enacted, it was allowed to remain in the plan though it will be smaller in size. Member Nancy Bigos wanted the sign nixed altogether, although compromise was again struck.

Bolger must also have plans approved by the county's planning board and go through the building department for permits to get the official go-ahead to build. He hopes to have everything up and running by summer of 2011.