The Land Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV):
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow a retail marijuana establishment, to allow parking within the side setback, to waive perimeter screening requirements, to waive lighting requirements, to waive the 500 ft. buffer for an existing kindergarten, and to waive the 25% façade transparency requirement at 1185 Chestnut Street – Nuestra, LLC — see Special Permit documents and Draft Council Order
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct an attached garage addition, dormer to the front elevation, and to reconfigure the roofline of the ell at 71-73 West Pine Street — see Special Permit documents, Planning Presentation, and Draft Council Order
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to demolish the existing dwelling and construct four single-family attached dwellings in two separate structures, to allow three stories, to waive two parking stalls, and to allow a driveway within 10 feet of the side lot line at 120 Norwood Avenue – see Special Permit documents, Planning Presentation, and Draft Council Order
- Request to Rezone two parcels — 136-144 Hancock Street and 169 Grove Street from Single Residence 3 (SR3) to Multi-Residence 2 (MR2) — see Draft Council Order
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow multi-family dwellings, to allow single-family attached dwellings, allow a reduced rear setback, allow reduced lot area per unit, to alter and extend a nonconforming side setback, waive parking stalls, waive perimeter screening requirements and to waive lighting requirements at 136-144 Hancock Street and 169 Grove Street — see Special Permit documents and Draft Council Order
The Committee voted to hold the following:
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze the existing single-story dwelling at 15 Algonquin Rd and construct five single-family attached dwellings with reduced setbacks, which exceeds the maximum lot coverage, a retaining wall greater than 4 feet in height within a setback and to allow parking dimensional relief at 71 Commonwealth Avenue — see Special Permit documents, Planning Presentation
