Planning Board Minutes

March 19, 2007 6:30 P.M.

City Council Chambers, City Hall

City of Lowell, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA

Note: These minutes are not completed verbatim.  For further detail, audio recordings are available at the Division of Planning & Development, 50 Arcand Drive, Lowell, MA

Members Present

Thomas Linnehan, Chairman

Joseph Clermont, Vice Chairman

Richard Lockhart, Second Vice Chairman

Jerry Frechette, Member

Others

James Errickson, Associate Planner

Public Hearings

Special Permit: 1881, 1883, & 1857.1 Middlesex Street

Per order of Land Court, the Lowell Planning Board will review an application by Middlesex Partners Limited & Lexy Development for special permit review concerning driveway length in conjunction with the development of the property located at 1881, 1883, & 1857.1 Middlesex Street.  The project includes the demolition of the existing buildings on site and the construction of 128 housing units in four (4) buildings on a 402,930sf lot, with associated parking and landscaping.  A special permit is sought to allow access to the site via a 426-foot long driveway, through a curb cut located at 1881/1883 Middlesex Street across from Dingwell Street.  The current petition is being heard for special permit review under Section 6.7.2 of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

Motion:

The Special Permit public hearing was continued to the April 2, 2007 meeting.

Motion was made by Member R. Lockhart and seconded by Member J. Clermont.  The motion passed with all members voting in favor (4-0). 

New Business

Pre-Application Sessions:

The following individuals have requested for the Planning Board to provide a preliminary review of their proposed project at the addresses listed below.  These are not public hearings.  Each project will require a public hearing as noted below.

¨       Project Address: 92 Bolt Street

Applicant: Bell Atlantic Mobile of Massachusetts Corp.

Project: Proposed Telecommunications Facility

Zoning: LI (Light Industry)

Required Review: Site Plan

No Formal Action was taken on the above item.

Other Business

Bond Release: Kelly Circle/Manor View Crossing

The Board will discuss the release of the bond money being held for the Kelly Circle/Manor View Crossing subdivision.

Motion:

J. Clermont motioned to release the remaining bond money, conditional upon the as-builts being provided to the City’s Engineer’s Department to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

R. Lockhart seconded the motion.

The motion passed with all members voting in favor (4-0).

Adoption of Updated Planning Board Forms

The Board voted unanimously to adopt updated applicant forms for the Planning Board.

ZBA Notices: None

These minutes were approved by the Planning Board on May 21, 2007

J. Clermont: Motion to approve

R. Lockhart: Second

Four members voted in favor, with Member S. Gendron abstaining due to absence at the meeting (4-0-1).

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James Errickson, Associate Planner/Planning Board Administrator