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Agenda for Planning Board on September 06, 2007, 06:30 PM

City of Lowell -Planning Board


Planning Board Agenda
Thursday, September 6, 2007 6:30 P.M.
City Council Chambers, City Hall
City of Lowell, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA


I.
Minutes & Roll Call of Neighborhood Groups
Roll Call of Neighborhood Groups

II. Public
Hearings

Site Plan: 94 Rock Street

Per order of the Lowell Superior Court, the Lowell Planning Board will hold a public hearing to hear all interested
persons relative to an application by Middlesex North Resource Center, a subsidiary of Bridgewell, Inc., a non-profit
educational corporation serving disable individuals, for Site Plan Approval for a project located at 94-106 Rock Street.
The proposal includes the rehabilitation of an existing building with site laundry facilities, a recreation/community
room, and 12 bedrooms. The proposal also includes the construction of a new 6,900sqft building with 12 efficiency
units, classroom and office space, as well as a fifteen (15) space parking lot and associated landscaping. The project is
located in the UMF (Urban Neighborhood Multi Family) zoning district, and requires Site Plan approval under
Section 11.4 of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

III. New
Business

Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance

In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Lowell Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing to
hear all interested persons relative to an ordinance to amend “The Code of Ordinances City of Lowell,
Massachusetts,” with respect to Appendix A thereof entitled “Zoning.” The amendment would update multiple
sections of the code to include the following: 1) Section 6.1.7 (2) and Section 11.4.10 (9) updating stormwater
requirements, 2) Section 8.1.2 (1) update to the special residential regulations for conversion of historic
buildings, 3) update Section 11.3.2a criteria for special permits in the table of uses, and 4) update and clarify
Article 12.1 table of residential uses as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 43D and established by the Lowell City
Council.

IV. Old

Business

V. Other

Business
1. Notices From Abutting Towns
2. General
Correspondence

VI.
Further Comments from Planning Board Members

VII. Adjournment



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