[0:02] Good evening and
[0:03] welcome to the
[0:04] Central
[0:06] Planning Board on Thursday,
[0:07] September 24, 2026.
[0:08] The meeting
[0:09] will be held here, in the
[0:10] Special Council hearing room.
[0:11] We have a motion to
[0:12] close the meeting. Do
[0:13] we have a second?
[0:14] All in favor? Is
[0:16] Mrs. Virtue missing
[0:18] ? I don't think so. At 6:30 PM we will
[0:21] continue
[0:22] the meeting regarding
[0:24] the address Country Way, 18-20
[0:26] . Ms. Ivy, do you have anything
[0:27] to add? I'll try.
[0:29] Thank you.
[0:30] I move to
[0:30] grant the applicant's request to
[0:32] continue the
[0:33] public hearing
[0:34] on the
[0:34] administrative
[0:35] review of the master
[0:36] site plan and
[0:37] stormwater permit
[0:38] for an
[0:38] apartment
[0:39] building in the
[0:40] Village Center District and the
[0:41] Rainbow
[0:42] Drive, Gateway,
[0:44] Rainbow Village Center Subdistrict for
[0:50] the address 18-20 Country Way,
[0:53] until 6:45 p.m. And extend the
[0:57] deadline for actions according
[0:59] to the time frame until
[1:02] January 31, 2027-2028.
[1:04] That is, until 2016.
[1:06] And
[1:07] about 11
[1:07] next year.
[1:09] Until November.
[1:10] And I say it has to
[1:11] be new.
[1:12] Second.
[1:16] The applicant must
[1:17] re-advertise
[1:18] and re-
[1:19] notify others of
[1:20] the continuation of
[1:21] the public hearing at
[1:22] their own expense.
[1:23] Good.
[1:24] You guys are great.
[1:25] They just say it
[1:26] .
[1:27] I hope so.
[1:28] Good.
[1:29] 6:35. Is there any
[1:31] update on this
[1:32] , Cameron?
[1:33] Yes, there is. I mean,
[1:35] you know they have
[1:36] Section 65 of the
[1:38] Improvement Act. Are they
[1:39] going to build?
[1:40] Yes. And there is mention of
[1:42] ...And there is no
[1:43] mention of a 150-
[1:44] foot buffer.
[1:46] Yes.
[1:47] And I was told that
[1:48] they would submit
[1:49] their plans soon.
[1:52] What happened to the
[1:53] historic application? Did
[1:56] they vote for the
[1:57] plans? I don't know. I have
[1:59] n't received a comment yet.
[2:02] So, what date is this?
[2:03] Er, October 1st.
[2:07] Hmm, they're coming back on
[2:09] December 10th. Yes, yes.
[2:11] They are coming back.
[2:12] Yes, yes. Yes. Are
[2:14] we all ready?
[2:15] Yes.
[2:16] I think we're moving on
[2:17] .
[2:17] Yes, let's move on.
[2:19] 6:35.
[2:20] Do you want to continue?
[2:21] Uh, is it
[2:22] over already?
[2:23] Greetings. Uh, welcome
[2:24] to the hearing
[2:25] on your amendment to the
[2:26] attached schedule.
[2:27] I just want to
[2:28] let the board know that I'm
[2:29] fine.
[2:32] No, that's normal.
[2:33] No, but it's 6:35 now. This is
[2:35] normal.
[2:36] Okay, that's great.
[2:38] I thought I could
[2:39] just sit down. No, that's
[2:41] normal.
[2:42] So, we know you
[2:44] requested our attached
[2:45] schedule and it has been
[2:46] changed to be
[2:47] agent.
[2:47] Right. Good.
[2:50] So, we know that I...
[2:51] personally don't think...
[2:53] Oh, okay. Oh, I did
[2:54] n't cook anything.
[2:55] No, everything is fine.
[2:56] Yes. Uh, I redid
[2:59] the survey, and so did
[3:00] the architect, we
[3:01] made these plans. And,
[3:05] um, we actually
[3:05] talked to the
[3:06] building
[3:07] department about
[3:08] ways to
[3:09] do that. And so, we
[3:10] connect this
[3:11] with a kind of
[3:12] loophole between the two
[3:13] houses. And it
[3:14] can simply be
[3:15] connected to the
[3:16] existing
[3:16] water and
[3:17] sewage
[3:18] system. And I'm just
[3:20] waiting for a response
[3:21] from Will about...um, he
[3:22] mentioned something about the
[3:24] sewers.
[3:25] Will Redden?
[3:26] I am Yes.
[3:27] he is on vacation.
[3:28] Oh, that's true.
[3:29] They...They...It's an old
[3:30] place, so we're there, and
[3:31] she might
[3:32] have to
[3:32] upgrade
[3:33] the sewers and
[3:34] watch the water.
[3:34] I understand that. We
[3:36] talked about this when it was
[3:37] going to
[3:37] stand alone.
[3:38] So, I...I know that this...
[3:40] So, you want to
[3:41] stay in your...
[3:42] You know that you are our...
[3:43] um... This money
[3:44] is being collected, but it
[3:45] has nothing to do with us
[3:47] . So...Here...
[3:48] I...Excuse me.
[3:49] Yes, there are costs
[3:51] charged for individual
[3:52] homes. Uh, we all
[3:54] said there was no
[3:55] cost.
[3:55] Yes, I know. Is it
[3:57] DPW or sewer
[3:59] etc. So it's
[4:00] actually a council of
[4:01] voters.
[4:03] Oh, that's right. Yes, that's what it
[4:05] is.
[4:05] This is not in our
[4:07] charter. We are
[4:08] very happy to understand this. So,
[4:09] yes.
[4:09] So we can
[4:10] delete it.
[4:11] Yes. Uh, assuming
[4:13] the question is from the council?
[4:15] Yes, I have one.
[4:16] Good.
[4:17] Em. Did you
[4:23] change anything about the
[4:24] driveway or the
[4:25] way to get to the
[4:30] property so they
[4:31] didn't have to go through the
[4:32] house? No. Em. Well,
[4:39] if I can get
[4:41] to my side, I
[4:41] understand what you mean
[4:43] . Yeah, I
[4:44] mean they could
[4:45] just walk off the
[4:46] driveway and it would be
[4:48] , uh, a slide
[4:49] through...I don't have
[4:50] things in front of me.
[4:53] Sorry, but, uh, I didn't
[4:54] think about the fact that
[4:56] access would probably
[4:57] be from the
[4:58] driveway along...
[5:00] So you have a driveway?
[5:02] Yes.
[5:02] along the access
[5:03] road.
[5:04] I think we could
[5:04] do that.
[5:05] I think you might have to
[5:06] .
[5:07] Good. It will happen.
[5:08] Good.
[5:08] You need this
[5:09] access. Good.
[5:10] You need this
[5:11] access. You need
[5:12] this access.
[5:12] Yes.
[5:16] We talked about this
[5:17] when it was
[5:18] separated about
[5:19] how we were going to
[5:23] get out of this.
[5:24] You know, I think,
[5:29] yeah, okay.
[5:31] I was just trying to
[5:32] say the same thing.
[5:33] Sorry.
[5:35] They are learning.
[5:36] Yes, you had all this
[5:38] blood after I
[5:39] said it was 100% your
[5:41] fault. Sorry.
[5:42] Could it be something
[5:43] like a slate
[5:45] walkway?
[5:45] Yes.
[5:45] Oh, okay. Just a
[5:47] way for them to
[5:47] get from there to there
[5:48] .
[5:49] I don't want my...
[5:49] They don't crowd around the
[5:50] house.
[5:51] Right.
[5:52] I don't know if it's your
[5:52] house or something,
[5:53] but it may not always
[5:54] be the case that you don't
[5:55] want stray
[5:55] people walking around your
[5:56] house. Sorry.
[5:57] I didn't say anything. I did
[5:59] n't say.
[5:59] Sorry.
[6:00] Do we have anyone
[6:01] online who can
[6:03] say anything about this
[6:04] ?
[6:05] The issue of
[6:06] Mr. iPad was raised, okay? Oh, Mr.
[6:09] iPad, I'm sorry.
[6:10] Mhm.
[6:11] Mr. iPad, just your
[6:12] name, address and
[6:13] go to your
[6:14] comment. You should
[6:15] be able to
[6:16] turn on the sound.
[6:17] Hello, good
[6:18] evening everyone. Oh,
[6:19] sorry about that. Um,
[6:21] Mary Ann Lewis, um,
[6:23] 81 Noel Avenue. I'm
[6:26] Diane's direct neighbor. Um, she's a
[6:31] great neighbor, by
[6:32] the way, and I think everyone
[6:34] knows that, I've always been a proponent of the
[6:36] ADU concept and
[6:37] supported it, um, and
[6:38] I appreciate, um, and I
[6:39] apologize for
[6:41] not having the opportunity to
[6:42] get to the
[6:43] planning department to
[6:44] review
[6:45] the modification. So, um,
[6:51] since I was actually
[6:52] developing 81 Norwell,
[6:54] um, in that process, the
[6:55] planning board
[6:56] asked me, um,
[6:57] to provide some
[6:59] privacy,
[7:00] like a screen on the
[7:01] terrace. I don't...You
[7:02] guys probably don't
[7:03] remember because you see
[7:04] so much space. "
[7:05] We remember."
[7:07] And, um, and my neighbor and I
[7:08] were able to talk to
[7:09] each other and
[7:10] figure out what, um, made the
[7:12] most sense,
[7:13] you know, in terms of
[7:14] that cost and effort. And
[7:18] we came up with this idea
[7:19] because at the time it
[7:21] was an old, rickety
[7:22] fence, you know, and I
[7:23] replaced six 8-
[7:24] foot panels with a more
[7:25] modern vinyl
[7:27] fence, um, that
[7:28] was there. And what goes from the
[7:31] end of this almost to the
[7:35] street, um, is another
[7:36] rickety old fence,
[7:38] um, that could very well
[7:39] fall over in the
[7:40] next storm
[7:41] we're all
[7:42] watching. Um,
[7:44] but I would like to
[7:45] think, um, and I would be
[7:47] happy to share
[7:48] some of the cost of
[7:49] installing it, but
[7:50] now that you know,
[7:52] it's changed a little bit, and
[7:53] since I developed 81
[7:55] Norwalk, um, certainly
[7:56] within her rights, of course,
[7:58] and I have no problem with that
[7:59] . She says there's a
[8:02] barn out back. So it
[8:03] gets a little cramped in there.
[8:07] Um, and so I'd like to
[8:09] think if
[8:10] we could all come to a
[8:11] collective agreement
[8:12] to add
[8:13] six more panels of this
[8:14] fence, which I
[8:15] think would solve the
[8:17] privacy issue,
[8:18] especially with the path
[8:19] coming from that side.
[8:22] It's just narrow, and
[8:24] like I said, I'm
[8:25] excited to work with
[8:26] Diana on this. She's a
[8:27] great neighbor, and um,
[8:29] I definitely
[8:30] support the
[8:31] ADU concept and am happy to split the
[8:33] cost of it. Well
[8:34] , thank you very much, Mr.
[8:36] Lewis. I am very happy.
[8:37] Um, well, just a few
[8:39] thoughts. I tried to
[8:44] soften the fact
[8:45] that there was space between us.
[8:47] I planted about
[8:49] six thujas, which
[8:49] grew quite
[8:50] tall. Four
[8:52] trees I'm
[8:52] going to remove,
[8:54] you know, for the ADU. I'm also
[8:55] going to move
[8:56] that, um, little
[8:58] shed-like one,
[8:59] you know, I'll just
[9:00] get rid of it or
[9:01] something. Um, I don't
[9:02] think I had any
[9:04] influence on what kind of
[9:05] fence
[9:06] would actually be installed there. And
[9:08] the fence, according to the
[9:09] survey I
[9:10] did, is not even
[9:11] on my
[9:13] property, right?
[9:15] So, before Mary
[9:17] Ann owned this
[9:18] property, the previous
[9:19] owners had renovated
[9:20] it. I had their
[9:22] phone number, and
[9:23] every time something
[9:24] went wrong, they
[9:26] would fix the fence. And
[9:27] my dad also
[9:28] repaired the fence, and
[9:29] so over the last 13
[9:30] years, you know, we've
[9:32] managed to put it together.
[9:35] Um, the fence she
[9:36] put up behind the
[9:37] lot didn't really
[9:39] mitigate...Yeah. What do I
[9:42] want to say? Um, the
[9:44] trees have grown in 5
[9:45] years, and now I
[9:46] have something like a
[9:47] small forest there, but there
[9:49] won't be any at all.
[9:52] Um, so I don't think
[9:53] it's the same fence
[9:54] , like I said, it's
[9:55] not even on my
[9:57] property, this fence
[9:58] . So, I don't know. We
[10:02] can discuss this,
[10:03] but the cost of a
[10:04] vinyl fence like that is
[10:05] quite high, and
[10:06] carrying it all the way down,
[10:08] you know, it won't
[10:09] fall apart at all.
[10:11] We... Is
[10:11] this in front of the back of the
[10:12] property?
[10:13] This is the side.
[10:15] Is this the side of the
[10:15] property?
[10:16] Yes, the side
[10:17] is between
[10:17] two properties.
[10:18] In the front...
[10:19] Oh, yes. In the
[10:20] front.
[10:22] Yes, when you are
[10:23] facing the house.
[10:24] Okay, so the trees
[10:25] need to be taken down?
[10:26] Oh, yes. We are going to
[10:28] move four
[10:29] orange trees that have
[10:30] white pine growing on them
[10:31] . We are moving
[10:32] ...We are moving them
[10:33] to make room where
[10:34] the defendant
[10:36] has added a
[10:36] house.
[10:38] Yes. Show me on
[10:39] this
[10:39] diagram where
[10:41] this fence is located.
[10:42] Yes. Yes. We don't...Oh,
[10:44] sorry. Oh, thank you.
[10:47] So, the tree line...
[10:51] You see, there's the house.
[10:52] Okay, so...
[10:54] I have fences
[10:55] , right? I mean,
[10:57] not fences. Right here,
[10:59] I have green trees.
[11:00] What trees? What kind of
[11:01] trees are there in this place?
[11:03] Oh, the fence is so
[11:04] small here. This is the
[11:07] property boundary. He's
[11:09] right here, right? He
[11:14] is here. I don't have
[11:15] glasses. Can I
[11:17] take mine? It's a little
[11:24] wet. And I'm
[11:26] going a little overboard. He
[11:27] wasn't on a straight
[11:29] line. Does it reach all the way
[11:31] down? So, the fence
[11:35] that she had is right
[11:37] here. This is not a straight line
[11:39] . I know that. Not a straight line. You see, 80
[11:46] feet. Here you can
[11:49] move to the right.
[11:51] Yes, that's where they
[11:52] could have done it too.
[11:54] So, then these trees
[11:55] shouldn't be there.
[11:57] I still
[11:58] need to draw a
[11:59] line.
[12:00] Yeah, and they're kind of
[12:01] running into this area
[12:02] , but
[12:03] yeah, we could
[12:03] do it from this
[12:05] side,
[12:05] and from that side.
[12:06] And then
[12:07] good.
[12:07] Yes, just do
[12:08] it there.
[12:09] Yes, actually.
[12:10] Yes.
[12:10] But you are not allowed to
[12:12] do that. From the same
[12:13] side.
[12:14] No, they are on the other side
[12:15] .
[12:16] Whatever you have, you
[12:16] can write
[12:17] so much.
[12:18] Yes, but you are not in
[12:19] my way.
[12:21] And then remember that
[12:22] Miss Lewis
[12:23] raised her hand again.
[12:25] They have...Do you have your
[12:26] hand up?
[12:27] Yes. Do you want
[12:28] your hand raised?
[12:29] Good.
[12:30] Oh, wait.
[12:31] Good.
[12:32] Miss Lewis, you should be
[12:33] able to turn on the
[12:34] sound. That's it. Okay,
[12:36] I didn't know. Sorry. I,
[12:38] Patty, didn't
[12:39] need to... I'm
[12:40] sorry. I...It's
[12:40] okay. Can I
[12:42] speak or wait?
[12:43] You can speak.
[12:44] Boldly.
[12:45] Okay, thank you. Uh, I
[12:46] was going to try to
[12:47] maybe answer the
[12:48] question. From the
[12:49] back of
[12:51] parking lot 81 to the
[12:52] front of the
[12:53] street is 150 feet.
[12:55] Good. So, the
[12:56] fence I
[12:57] put up 5 years ago
[12:59] ran from the back of the
[13:00] lot to the
[13:01] street, and it was six
[13:02] twenty-
[13:04] foot panels. So it's
[13:05] about a third of the
[13:06] way down. Is it
[13:07] on the side of
[13:08] your
[13:09] property, opposite
[13:10] your house? Uh,
[13:11] yes. Yes. Good.
[13:12] OK.
[13:15] So I suggest
[13:16] not even putting up a
[13:17] fence unless Diane and I
[13:19] want to
[13:20] do it, not not
[13:21] extending it all the way
[13:22] to the street, but
[13:23] extending it another six,
[13:24] you know, another 50 feet.
[13:27] So it's about two-
[13:28] thirds of the way, you know
[13:29] , past, you know, Diane,
[13:31] that little
[13:32] woodshed that
[13:33] I have there, maybe
[13:34] right behind it. I don't
[13:36] know if it's going to be six
[13:38] panels or, you know,
[13:39] seven or something, but,
[13:41] um, I think it's
[13:42] reasonable. Again,
[13:47] I'm glad to be able to
[13:48] contribute to
[13:49] some of the costs, and,
[13:50] you know, as a neighbor, I don't care
[13:52] who wants to
[13:53] claim
[13:54] ownership of
[13:55] this fence, whether
[13:56] we want to continue this
[13:58] path or start a
[13:59] new one, you know, from there,
[14:00] or whatever, but I
[14:01] just think it would be
[14:03] helpful for
[14:04] both of us, you know, to have it,
[14:05] especially now that the
[14:07] path is going to come from the
[14:08] driveway, which,
[14:09] if you look at
[14:10] my house, um, there's a
[14:12] doorway, right
[14:13] there, there's an entrance.
[14:16] I'm going to
[14:17] turn it over to the
[14:18] other side. I'm going to
[14:20] flip this
[14:20] track to the other side of the
[14:21] house mirror.
[14:22] Good. Okay, come on,
[14:24] this is a good start.
[14:25] Yes.
[14:26] it's a good job,
[14:27] yes.
[14:28] Um, you know, I just
[14:29] think again, I don't
[14:30] think this is an
[14:31] unreasonable
[14:32] request, and I'm not
[14:33] trying to
[14:34] hold anyone back, or,
[14:35] you know, it's, um, I think it's
[14:40] , it's, you know,
[14:41] given the fact
[14:43] that some of the trees have to be
[14:44] cut down, and, you know, as
[14:46] I said, since
[14:47] I designed 81, they're
[14:49] perfectly within her rights. I
[14:50] understand that all of this is within
[14:52] her rights. So, you know
[14:53] , I'm just trying to
[14:55] be...I'm not trying
[14:56] to be obstructive
[14:57] or, you know, um, not
[14:59] supportive of the
[14:59] ADU concept. I think
[15:01] everyone knows that I
[15:02] strongly support them.
[15:05] Um, I appreciate your
[15:06] cooperation. Of course.
[15:08] Perhaps this could
[15:09] be a topic for conversation
[15:11] . We might also be
[15:12] in the middle of a seminar,
[15:13] I don't know. I...I'm not
[15:14] sure we
[15:15] should...I
[15:16] don't think we should
[15:17] ...
[15:17] We should let
[15:18] them or tell them...I
[15:19] actually, I think
[15:20] it's up to the council.
[15:21] I think it's a
[15:22] private matter then. It's
[15:23] between them.
[15:24] Yes.
[15:24] So, you can
[15:25] solve this with...Yes, we
[15:27] understand who
[15:28] should do this. Hmm,
[15:30] are there any more questions? Is
[15:32] anyone else online? No, no
[15:34] one communicates with us anymore
[15:35] . Oh,
[15:36] bad. You know.
[15:37] Mr. Mayor, you don't have any
[15:39] virtual
[15:40] hands raised.
[15:40] Thank you. September 9,
[15:43] 2026 Diana Dimmick?
[15:46] Yes.
[15:47] filed an application for an
[15:48] amendment to the
[15:51] ADU Administrative Site Plan for an
[15:53] attached ADU at
[15:56] 75 Lowell Avenue. For Diana Dimmick,
[15:57] we see that approval
[15:59] was received
[16:01] for a detached
[16:02] ADU on July 24, 2026. She no longer
[16:06] wants to build a
[16:07] detached ADU with glass.
[16:08] According to the title deed
[16:09] ,
[16:10] the property at
[16:12] 75 Lowell Avenue is owned by Diana,
[16:13] Dimmick and Benjamin
[16:15] Dimmick. This Dimmick and
[16:17] Mr. Dimmick signed
[16:18] an application to amend the
[16:20] administrative
[16:21] site plan for an ADU.
[16:24] Well, based on the
[16:25] floor plan submitted
[16:27] by the applicant, the area of ​​the
[16:28] proposed ADU
[16:30] would be
[16:31] approximately 526.5
[16:32] square feet.
[16:34] The area of ​​the main
[16:35] dwelling is 1,061.77
[16:37] square feet
[16:38] according to the application,
[16:40] based on the
[16:41] inside dimension of the
[16:42] exterior wall. This
[16:44] meets the
[16:45] size requirement of 570.1 A of the
[16:47] zoning ordinance for
[16:48] accessory dwelling
[16:50] units (ADUs)
[16:50] as the ordinance
[16:52] allows
[16:52] for 50% of the
[16:53] total area of ​​the
[16:54] principal dwelling or
[16:56] not 1,000 square
[16:57] feet,
[16:58] whichever is less. The ADU
[16:59] is 49.6% of the area of ​​the
[17:02] main dwelling. The
[17:05] attached ADU will be
[17:06] connected to the main
[17:07] dwelling by a
[17:08] 10-foot by 10-foot walkway. There
[17:11] will be a completely
[17:13] separate residential
[17:14] unit next to the ADU. They will be
[17:19] just one
[17:20] additional residential
[17:21] unit on the site.
[17:24] Sixth, the ADU meets the
[17:26] setback,
[17:27] building height, and yard requirements within the
[17:29] limits permitted by
[17:30] law. Seventh, the ADU
[17:32] is subordinate to an
[17:33] existing detached
[17:34] home. Eighth,
[17:36] the property
[17:36] is located in a
[17:37] residential area
[17:38] zoned R3. Ninth, the
[17:40] proposed ADU
[17:41] will have access through a
[17:42] door, like the outside. 10,
[17:45] at least one
[17:45] private off-street
[17:47] parking space is provided for the ADU
[17:48] because the ADU
[17:49] is located
[17:50] more than 0.5
[17:51] miles from a
[17:52] commuter rail station
[17:53] , ferry terminal,
[17:54] or bus station. 11, ADU
[17:55] will be served by
[17:57] city
[17:57] water and
[17:58] city sewer
[17:59] . DPW
[18:00] water and
[18:01] sewer requirements will be
[18:02] met. 12, the application
[18:04] meets
[18:05] the standards of the current
[18:06] statute for ADUs.
[18:09] So, I don't understand.
[18:11] Sorry. Are we Are we Are we
[18:14] including this in what
[18:15] we
[18:16] She said I
[18:17] agree with that. I
[18:18] agree with that.
[18:20] Wait.
[18:20] Okay, sorry.
[18:22] I agree with that. This is what
[18:23] I read.
[18:24] Yes,
[18:25] it is written.
[18:26] Discussion.
[18:27] Boldly.
[18:28] Yes, Miss Lewis.
[18:30] So, I would ask the
[18:32] planning board to
[18:33] have a condition, you
[18:34] know, we have reached an
[18:35] agreement on the Okay,
[18:40] meaning you have a
[18:42] site inspection, you're not
[18:42] going to
[18:43] demand that.
[18:44] No. Good. Good.
[18:47] Um, the other question
[18:48] is,
[18:50] Excuse me, can I
[18:51] talk? Is this
[18:52] a modification or a new one?
[18:53] Wait. I
[18:55] had to make her
[18:56] submit a new application.
[18:58] Yes.
[18:59] The transition from
[18:59] connected to
[19:00] separate is something
[19:02] new.
[19:03] This is an important thing, but I
[19:05] made
[19:05] a modification here, didn't I
[19:06] ? But I made her
[19:09] submit a new application.
[19:11] So, let's
[19:11] rephrase the question
[19:13] . Okay, so the question
[19:14] is, is there a
[19:15] formal appeal
[19:16] hearing on the
[19:17] detached unit
[19:18] ...The City Council says
[19:19] I can have an
[19:20] appeal hearing
[19:21] because it was a new
[19:22] application. But if you
[19:23] think it's
[19:24] just a modification,
[19:25] then I...
[19:26] The Bureau of
[19:28] Alcohol Control...
[19:28] Well, let's take
[19:30] this modification...
[19:33] Yeah, so we think it's a
[19:34] modification.
[19:35] This completely new
[19:36] solution will be
[19:37] recorded.
[19:37] Yes.
[19:38] Good?
[19:38] Is
[19:39] there a second for
[19:40] discussion?
[19:41] No. Is
[19:43] there an endorsement...
[19:44] I don't know what you
[19:45] mean, to be
[19:46] completely honest.
[19:47] For example,
[19:48] voting...
[19:49] Five minutes of this.
[19:50] Can you
[19:50] clarify this...five
[19:52] minutes?
[19:52] Yes. Yes.
[19:54] Good.
[19:54] I vote to
[19:55] approve
[19:56] the administrator's review of the
[19:58] attached ADU site plan. I do
[19:59] n't like how this is
[20:00] happening.
[20:01] We had to
[20:01] read this word
[20:02] for the
[20:03] main dwelling
[20:04] unit at
[20:05] 75 Laurel Avenue with the
[20:06] following conditions.
[20:08] First, except for
[20:09] any modifications
[20:10] necessary to
[20:11] comply with these conditions,
[20:12] any construction
[20:14] shall be
[20:15] substantially, consistent with the
[20:17] architectural plans
[20:19] at
[20:20] 75 Laurel Avenue, Situate,
[20:21] Massachusetts, issued by
[20:22] County Enterprise,
[20:23] consisting of
[20:24] four updated
[20:26] sheets showing
[20:27] windbreaks, elevations,
[20:28] ADU floor plans with
[20:30] floor area,
[20:31] cross-
[20:32] sections, and
[20:33] framing layout,
[20:34] and the plans at
[20:37] 75 Laurel Avenue, Situate,
[20:38] Massachusetts, issued by
[20:39] Jay Webb Wedding Consulting LLC dated
[20:40] April 15, 2026, as
[20:42] revised on 9/9/2026,
[20:43] consisting of
[20:44] one sheet.
[20:45] Second, the ADU cannot
[20:46] be used
[20:47] for short-term
[20:49] rental housing as
[20:50] defined by
[20:51] zoning law. A restrictive
[20:52] covenant must be
[20:53] recorded on the property to
[20:54] this effect prior to
[20:56] any permit to
[20:57] operate an
[20:57] additional dwelling
[20:59] unit. This agreement
[21:01] shall extend
[21:03] to the city and be
[21:04] enforceable by the city
[21:05] through
[21:06] injunctive relief
[21:07] , and the
[21:08] property owner
[21:09] shall
[21:10] pay the city
[21:11] reasonable legal
[21:12] fees and expenses of
[21:13] successfully enforcing
[21:14] any violation of the
[21:15] restrictive covenant.
[21:18] Further expansion of
[21:19] the area of ​​the
[21:20] dwelling
[21:20] subject to renovation shall not
[21:21] be permitted without
[21:22] further review by the
[21:23] Planning Board.
[21:24] Since the owner is not
[21:25] required
[21:26] to reside in the
[21:26] main living
[21:27] space of the
[21:28] additional
[21:28] living space
[21:30] , he owns both the
[21:30] main and the
[21:31] living space
[21:32] subject to renovation.
[21:33] Fifth, all requirements of the
[21:34] Board of Health
[21:35] , Department of
[21:36] Buildings,
[21:38] Zoning Board of Appeals,
[21:39] Department of
[21:39] Public Works,
[21:40] Fire Department,
[21:41] Conservation Commission,
[21:42] and other
[21:43] city agencies
[21:44] must be
[21:44] met prior to
[21:45] occupancy of the
[21:46] dwelling. Sixth,
[21:47] the dwelling
[21:48] must comply with
[21:49] all applicable
[21:50] standards in
[21:50] construction,
[21:51] plumbing,
[21:51] electrical, gas,
[21:52] mechanical, fire
[21:53] safety, and
[21:54] health, if
[21:54] applicable.
[21:55] Seventh, the connection to the
[21:56] water supply and
[21:57] sewerage system must
[21:58] meet all
[21:58] the requirements of
[21:59] the water supply and
[22:00] sewerage
[22:00] departments
[22:01] of the Department of
[22:01] Housing and
[22:02] Water Supply.
[22:03] Eighth, the installed
[22:04] lighting should be
[22:05] lower. We want to
[22:06] shed light on a
[22:07] promising project
[22:08] . Now, construction
[22:09] work must not
[22:10] begin before
[22:12] 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 8:00
[22:13] a.m. on Saturdays and
[22:14] must end
[22:15] no later than 7:00 p.m. or
[22:16] sunset, whichever
[22:17] comes
[22:18] first.
[22:19] No construction
[22:20] shall be conducted
[22:21] on Sundays or on
[22:22] state and
[22:23] federal holidays.
[22:24] Construction includes
[22:26] vehicle idling
[22:27] , delivery of materials
[22:28] to the construction
[22:29] site, and all other
[22:30] construction work.
[22:31] Parking of any
[22:33] vehicles
[22:34] at this location is
[22:34] prohibited. 10. Drainage
[22:36] from the proposed
[22:37] APU should not be
[22:38] reduced from the
[22:39] site. 11.
[22:42] Erosion and
[22:43] sedimentation controls shall be installed to
[22:43] prevent
[22:44] erosion
[22:45] or sedimentation from entering the
[22:46] construction
[22:47] site during
[22:47] construction. If
[22:48] necessary, mud socks should be
[22:49] used
[22:51] in conjunction with a
[22:51] stabilized
[22:53] construction entrance. 12.
[22:53] The decision must be
[22:54] reviewed by the Board
[22:56] of Selectmen before a
[22:57] building permit is issued, and a copy
[22:59] must be provided to the
[23:00] planning office. There is
[23:01] no basement. This is
[23:02] number 13.
[23:04] The basement is not shown on the plans.
[23:05] I respect them.
[23:07] So, you wanted to
[23:08] add a condition that
[23:09] the path from the
[23:10] driveway to the
[23:10] attached person
[23:12] must be added on the
[23:13] east side of
[23:14] the house.
[23:15] Yes.
[23:16] Just a deed of easement.
[23:20] You did a good job.
[23:22] So, you are all "in
[23:23] favor".
[23:25] Let me
[23:26] check your file
[23:27] yesterday. You did a pretty
[23:28] good job.
[23:29] Thank you.
[23:29] very much. Good luck to you.
[23:31] And thank you. Good
[23:32] luck.
[23:32] Thank you. Take care of yourself.
[23:34] So, we have your
[23:35] old business here. Wow,
[23:36] let's end
[23:37] this. Old things,
[23:38] new things.
[23:39] Uh, if you can
[23:40] figure out
[23:41] what you don't know,
[23:42] okay? So
[23:43] keep going. These,
[23:51] I know, are the minutes of
[23:53] August 27 and September 10,
[23:55] 2026.
[23:56] Second.
[23:58] Kevin.
[23:58] All in favor.
[23:59] Yes.
[24:00] Let's start. I am proposing
[24:02] accounting
[24:05] purchase orders number 2703145 in
[24:07] the amount of $200,745
[24:09] for appraisal services
[24:12] related to project
[24:14] 703145. Number 2703146 ​​in
[24:16] the amount of $500 for
[24:18] appraisal services
[24:20] related to
[24:22] project 90-96 Duckwood Road
[24:24] . 2703464 in the amount of $
[24:29] 335.77 for office
[24:33] supplies. 2703500 in
[24:37] the amount of $700 for
[24:38] internal
[24:41] county contingencies related to storm
[24:42] drain permits
[24:44] for 18
[24:46] manholes.
[24:47] And it still continues.
[24:49] H2C2 2703501 in the amount of $
[24:51] 725,725 for the return of
[24:53] contingency
[24:55] security funds
[24:57] related to the
[25:00] stormwater permit at
[25:02] 55 Common Street.
[25:04] Second.
[25:06] All in favor.
[25:07] Yes.
[25:08] Okay, so we clearly
[25:09] need to get the
[25:10] additional funds that
[25:11] the CCP wants to spend.
[25:13] Well, you know who
[25:14] they are.
[25:17] And this, uh, there
[25:18] was a meeting yesterday morning, and
[25:19] the administration was
[25:20] unable to be
[25:21] present, along with
[25:22] the people from the city and the
[25:23] family, and I'm going to try to
[25:24] go ahead and buy the
[25:26] swamp.
[25:27] Photograph of
[25:28] wetlands.
[25:29] Um, I'll look at something else
[25:31] . Did
[25:31] you get any
[25:32] alcohol?
[25:33] This is for new roof tiles
[25:35] and stuff, but
[25:37] how many dollars for the
[25:39] junior high school?
[25:41] Yes.
[25:41] How can you approve
[25:42] something you
[25:43] don't have a plan for? I just
[25:44] have to ask you. We do
[25:46] n't know. Good.
[25:48] Let's keep
[25:49] this going and
[25:50] see if that's all.
[25:51] Yes.
[25:52] Ha?
[25:52] Let's keep
[25:53] this moving forward and keep
[25:54] it visible and
[25:54] readable.
[25:55] Good.
[25:56] And then, um, the park.
[25:58] Keep moving
[25:59] forward.
[26:00] Good. This will be
[26:01] carried forward.
[26:02] Yes.
[26:02] Good. So, here it is. And
[26:05] then I moved on to
[26:06] travel rules, and
[26:08] there was some
[26:08] discussion about
[26:09] traffic,
[26:10] parking, etc. in
[26:11] Sand Hills and on Ocean
[26:13] Side Drive. If you
[26:18] look at
[26:19] the traffic in
[26:20] many places, I
[26:21] suggested that if
[26:23] it's, um, Airbnb, then the
[26:24] property owners
[26:25] should notify
[26:26] their people.
[26:29] But they want a
[26:30] hotel. There are certain things
[26:31] you can do
[26:32] and certain things you
[26:33] can't do. This is
[26:34] not up to the
[26:35] planning board. But
[26:38] people have to... Well,
[26:39] property owners
[26:41] , they're going to
[26:42] do Airbnb, then they
[26:43] need to let
[26:44] their guests know. Are there
[26:48] certain things and
[26:49] restrictions on
[26:50] parking, etc., etc.
[26:51] I mean, that's what
[26:52] I suggested,
[26:53] whether it will be continued
[26:55] or not remains to be
[26:56] seen.
[26:56] I tried to find a
[26:57] historical commission
[26:59] on Fitzwilliam, and
[27:00] of course I don't think
[27:01] they had a quorum.
[27:02] Of course, I couldn't
[27:03] find any
[27:04] meetings. So, I don't
[27:05] think they would vote for it
[27:06] . But
[27:07] public opinion
[27:08] regarding
[27:09] Fitzwilliam's project was very
[27:10] broad. So I
[27:12] did.
[27:13] It used to be bowling
[27:15] , right? What was that?
[27:17] Was it a beach club?
[27:20] It was a beach club
[27:21] before it became a beach
[27:22] club, something else, I
[27:23] thought.
[27:24] I don't know if it was
[27:25] Clark, or
[27:26] Clark's Cheese Factory, or
[27:27] something. I don't know, I
[27:28] think it was a
[27:29] beach club.
[27:30] They want to
[27:31] rebuild.
[27:32] Yes. And put
[27:33] the junk in the house there.
[27:34] Hmm. Okay, so has everyone else
[27:39] met you
[27:40] guys? Karen?
[27:45] We
[27:46] visited the site at 19
[27:47] Union Street today
[27:49] so that, um, our
[27:50] consulting engineer, his
[27:51] traffic engineer,
[27:53] and several
[27:54] city
[27:54] departments could
[27:55] see the site and so that
[27:57] when they
[27:57] write their
[27:59] comments, um, you would be
[28:00] well informed.
[28:03] Um, the first public
[28:04] hearing will be held on
[28:06] October 22nd.
[28:07] That is, it gets
[28:08] there.
[28:09] That's 48 minutes, um, after the
[28:11] build. After
[28:14] construction. Um,
[28:17] and the cemetery is not included
[28:18] . It cannot be.
[28:20] No, it's not their
[28:21] property. There
[28:22] is no cemetery there.
[28:23] Yes, I just said it's
[28:24] not included.
[28:25] This is not their property.
[28:26] But people asked me about it
[28:27] . I have to know.
[28:28] But they are proposing
[28:29] improvements to Union
[28:30] Street. I mean,
[28:32] on the lot they
[28:33] claim, quote
[28:34] the lot, Union Street
[28:36] runs through it.
[28:38] And so they
[28:38] propose a complete
[28:39] change in the classification of
[28:41] its parts. So, you know
[28:42] , but stay tuned
[28:43] . You
[28:44] will get, you will get
[28:46] plans. Anyone who
[28:47] wants their stuff now
[28:48] can get it. Um,
[28:51] I emailed
[28:53] a few construction
[28:54] sites and told
[28:55] everyone it was best to
[28:56] leave it for this
[28:57] weekend. Um,
[29:01] what's your lawn doing?
[29:02] They reached
[29:03] the water main, yes, in
[29:04] Neil Gate Street
[29:05] today.
[29:05] Right there this
[29:07] morning.
[29:07] Yes, they did it.
[29:09] Um, and they have a
[29:12] contractor.
[29:14] For what?
[29:14] 48, 48, Neil Gate Street.
[29:17] Three five-by-
[29:18] five plots. Yes, four
[29:19] single-family homes.
[29:21] Yes.
[29:21] What destroyed the hill.
[29:23] Yes.
[29:24] And all of this really used to be
[29:25] ...uh...
[29:26] They stabilized
[29:27] him. You...
[29:29] A few areas
[29:30] they were working on
[29:32] ...I think they
[29:33] were trying
[29:33] to hook up the water...Uh, you
[29:35] know, I told them
[29:36] they needed to
[29:37] stabilize it by
[29:38] tomorrow.
[29:42] Is the...er
[29:44] ...water treatment plant stabilized?
[29:47] I don't know if I would
[29:48] say that. I agree,
[29:50] I haven't been to the
[29:51] water treatment
[29:52] plant site in a long time, but I know
[29:53] they
[29:53] paved it...They
[29:55] paved it at the
[29:56] water treatment plant.
[29:58] No, everything...the entire
[29:59] area...
[30:00] They
[30:00] paved the entire area. So I
[30:03] sent them a
[30:04] signal too. So, uh, I
[30:08] hope people
[30:09] listen to them.
[30:13] I think a lot of
[30:15] sludge will end up in
[30:16] the tank.
[30:17] I know. I would too, but I
[30:20] mean, I think
[30:21] they...but they
[30:22] were very...uh...They...
[30:24] they listen to everything
[30:26] you say. They won't
[30:27] , right? They...
[30:29] No, I wouldn't say
[30:30] they listen to everything
[30:31] I say.
[30:32] We were respectful.
[30:33] Good.
[30:35] I had, you know, a few
[30:36] conversations with them about
[30:37] different things. I wouldn't
[30:40] say they're
[30:41] listening. I mean, we
[30:44] got a complaint from
[30:45] the neighbors when they
[30:46] started
[30:47] paving early, um,
[30:48] you know, so they
[30:49] listen to everything? No, but they
[30:53] were warned that it shouldn't
[30:54] happen
[30:55] again.
[30:56] PJ when will it be
[30:57] done for the roads and
[30:58] that gas station was at 6:30
[31:00] am.
[31:01] Well, I mean,
[31:02] it's not under our
[31:03] control. What is under
[31:04] our control is
[31:06] 7:00. And I also sent an
[31:08] email
[31:09] to Huckleberry School
[31:10] this week because
[31:12] someone told me that
[31:13] trucks were coming at 6:15 on a
[31:14] country road, and
[31:16] I know where they were
[31:17] going, and they said they were
[31:18] taking out some
[31:19] materials. I said I didn't
[31:21] care, it was
[31:23] 7:00. And they had already
[31:25] been warned about this
[31:26] before.
[31:28] And they are going too
[31:29] fast.
[31:31] Well, the police have been working on
[31:33] this for a while.
[31:34] Now they
[31:35] have stopped.
[31:35] Well, because
[31:36] the trucks for that
[31:37] part of the operation
[31:39] have stopped. So,
[31:41] from what I understand,
[31:42] they needed to get
[31:43] some
[31:44] materials out, so they
[31:45] had about eight
[31:46] semi-trailers,
[31:47] you know, in the morning and
[31:50] eight at noon. But
[31:53] that doesn't excuse them
[31:54] for not
[31:55] sticking to the schedule
[31:56] . So that probably
[31:57] means they're
[31:58] letting them into the
[31:59] facility too early.
[32:03] Good. Um, you know,
[32:06] we have a lot of
[32:07] projects coming up, so we're
[32:08] staying very, busy. Um, and
[32:12] I'll just tell you that
[32:14] there is no way
[32:15] forward for the
[32:17] subsidized housing inventory
[32:18] for homes for sale
[32:19] as it is currently
[32:20] modeled.
[32:24] Repeat this again.
[32:26] There is no
[32:27] path forward for
[32:28] obtaining a home for
[32:30] sale under the
[32:31] subsidized housing inventory
[32:33] under the current model.
[32:36] So, we have no
[32:38] capital.
[32:38] No, we don't have any.
[32:42] So, it's successful.
[32:44] Inventory, right?
[32:46] Yes. Yes.
[32:47] People are very happy.
[32:49] I see that the light is
[32:50] brighter now.
[32:52] Really happy. This is all I have
[32:55] .
[32:57] Good.
[32:58] Something else? No.
[32:59] Proposal to
[33:00] postpone
[33:01] the meeting.
[33:02] Second.
[33:02] All in favor?
[33:03] Yes.