City of Lowell -Planning Board


Planning Board Agenda
Monday, July 16, 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
Approval of Minutes: May 21, 2007, June 4, 2007, & June 18, 2007
Roll Call of Neighborhood Groups

II. Public
Hearings
Zoning Amendment: Priority Development Sites
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 establish a new
section 9.5 of the zoning code establishing procedural requirements for permitting developments in Priority
Development Sites, as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 43D and established by the Lowell City Council. The
amendment would also designate the Hamilton Canal District as a Priority Development Site.

Site Plan Review: 520 Fletcher Street
The Lowell Planning Board will review an application by Merrimack River Valley House, Inc. for Site Plan
Review for a project located at 520 Fletcher Street. The proposal includes the construction of an 18,000sqft
addition to an existing 17,200sqft building to update and expand the existing use on site. The project is located
on a 41,281sqft lot with 270 feet of frontage and two curb cuts along Fletcher Street. The project is located in
the TMF (Traditional Neighborhood Multi Family) zoning district. The project requires Site Plan review under
Section 11.4 of the Lowell Zoning Ordinance.

Site Plan Review: 612 Dutton Street, 556 Dutton Street, 51 Western Avenue, 564 Dutton Street, 62 Western
Avenue, 4 Fletcher Street, and 2 Western Avenue
The Lowell Planning Board will review an application by The Westford Group, the Trustees RR Realty Trust,
Dutton Street Realty Trust and Dutton Car Wash for Site Plan Review for a project located at 612 Dutton Street,
556 Dutton Street, 51 Western Avenue, 564 Dutton Street, 62 Western Avenue, 4 Fletcher Street, and 2 Western
Avenue. The project includes the demolition of an existing carwash facility and the construction of a 3,600 sqft
coffee shop/restaurant space with drive thru facilities on a 20,473 sqft lot. A ZBA Special Permit review is
required for the proposed drive thru facility. The project will be accessed via two curb cuts off of Dutton Street
and is located in the LI (Light Industry/Mixed Use) zoning district. The project 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.

♦ Project Address: 8, 14, 26 Highland Street
Applicant: John McDonough
Project: Expansion of existing funeral home

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Planning Board Agenda
July 16, 2007 - Page 2


Zoning: TMF/UMU
Required Review: Site Plan

IV. Old
Business
Bond Reduction Request: O’Heir Way Estates
Kazanjian Enterprise, Inc. is requesting a bond reduction for work completed to date on O’Heir Way Estates. The
Planning Board is currently holding a bond in excess of $100,000 for the completion of the work at this
development. All site work has been completed to date, except general roadway clean up, submittal of as-builts to
the City’s Engineering Department, and final legal description. The applicant is requesting the reduction of the
bond to $9,000, the amount determined to complete the remaining work.

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

VI.
Further Comments from Planning Board Members

VII. Adjournment

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