City of Lowell -Planning Board




Planning Board Agenda
Monday, March 3, 2008 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
868 Middlesex Street
The Lowell Planning Board will hold a public hearing to hear all interested persons relative to an
application by Juan Mejia for Site Plan Review for a project located at 848-868 Middlesex Street.
The project includes demolition of a portion of the existing industrial building and redevelopment of
the remaining structure to include a commercial unit on the first floor, a church on the second and
four (4) residential units on the third floor. Demolition of a portion of the building will allow the
construction of 28 additional parking spaces for a total of 36 parking spaces. The project is located
in the TMU (Traditional Mixed-Use) zoning district, and requires site plan review under Section
11.4 of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

133 Clark Road
A Public Hearing will be held to hear all interested persons relative to an application by Jeremy
McSorley for Special Permit Review of a project located at 133 Clark Road. This proposal seeks to
modify plans that previously received a Special Permit in order to relocate the lot lines. One lot will
have forty (40) feet of frontage on Clark Road and consist of 51,393sqft of land area, and the second
lot will have sixty (60) feet of frontage on Clark Road and 20,064sqft of land area. The project is
located in the SSF (Suburban Single Family) zoning district. The project requires Special Permit
review under Section 5.2.9: Frontage Reduction for Large SSF Lots of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

1782 Middlesex Street
The Lowell Planning Board will hold a public hearing to hear all interested persons relative to an
application by Basil and Joanne Karanastasis for Site Plan Review for a project located at 1782
Middlesex Street. The project proposes to raze two existing buildings currently on site; one building
operating as a beauty salon the other is a single family home. Redevelopment of the site includes a
7,500sqft commercial building and 19-space parking lot. The commercial building will hold 5 store
fronts each approximately 1,200sqft in size. The project is located in the RR (Regional Retail) zoning
district, and requires site plan review under Section 11.4 of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

III. 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.

Note: The Planning Board renders no decision nor guarantees any future decision, whether positive
or negative, on any project that receives pre-application review. This review process is for
information purposes only.

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Planning Board Agenda
March 3, 2008 - Page 2


♦ Project Address: 760 Merrimack Street
Applicant: Coalition for A Better Acre
Project: Residential Conversion
Zoning: Urban Mixed-Use (UMU)
Required Review: Site Plan Review

IV. Old
Business
None

V. Other
Business
1. Notices From Abutting Towns
2. ZBA
Notices
3. General
Correspondence

VI.
Further Comments from Planning Board Members

VII. Adjournment

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