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40B Review Committee Minutes of Saturday, January 5, 2002 Meeting Guard Room, Police Station Those in attendance: Committee Members: Harriet Cohen, Marshall Derby, John Frey, Tom Harden, Jeanne Krieger, Sheila Marian, Bill Taylor, Ann Whitney Other Boards and Committees: Karl Kastorf, Frank Smith, Judie Uhrig, Lynn Wilson Staff: Ed Marchant, Maryann McCall-Taylor Development Team: Dylan James, Josh Posner, Russ Tanner Others: Stan Abkowitz, Marjorie Daggett, Jackie Davison, Tony Galaitsis, Kitty Galaitsis Ms. Krieger called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and asked the developers to make their presentation. Josh Posner of Rising Tide Development LLC did a quick review of the plans for the development at 53-540 Lowell Street. He said it was 48-unit development on 3.6 acres. Minor environmental issues include the removal of intact underground oil tanks and some minor asbestos. The units will be duplexes and quadraplexes of two and a half stories, with an approximate height of 34' to the peak. Underground parking (garages) and surface parking will be provided, with two spaces per unit. Each unit is shown with a patio. Interior circulation is a one-way interior drive with a 12' travel way and a 9' parking strip. In response to questions the following information was elicited: • Units are generally two bedrooms with a few three bedrooms. Many units are two bedrooms with a den. They range in size from 1,700 SF to 2,500 SF. • The major exception sought from the Zoning By-law will be for the number of dwelling units on a single lot and maximum site coverage. The density is 13.3 units/acres and site coverage is 27%while the Zoning By-Law allows 15%. • The front, side and rear yard setbacks will be met. (There was some discussion about this as the setback proposed is measured to the foundation, not to the furthest projection of the building and does not include a decks and/or stairs. Also the developer is using the 15' setback for a smaller single-family. The by-law requires a 25' setback for larger houses.) • The current use is non-conforming. • A conventional subdivision would allow four house lots, a cluster 12 to 13 dwelling units. • These units will be a condominium development with a professional property manager. • The mailboxes will be clustered. • A traffic study has been done by Abend Associates that shows less than a two percent increase in traffic on Lowell Street. • The affordable units will be interspersed but will tend to be the smaller units. They will sell for approximately $125,000 for a two-bedroom and $145-150,000 for a three- bedroom. • All units are adaptable to handicapped use.