Planning Board - 7.29.2025

Planning Board Meeting - 7.29.2025

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Meeting Open (00:00:00)
Meeting Open
Approval Not Required Plan: 484 and 470 Shea Street (00:02:16)
Approval Not Required Plan: 484 and 470 Shea Street

APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED PLAN - 484 and 470 Shea ST - The purpose of the plan is to transfer a 30-foot strip of land (shown on the plan as Parcel A) from (Assessors Map 136-45-A) to (Assessors Map 136-45-0).
Approval Not Required Plan: Whalon Street (00:06:34)
Approval Not Required Plan: Whalon Street

APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED PLAN - Whalon ST - The purpose of the plan is to convey (Lot 1) to an existing parcel located in the City of Leominster, where the lots in common located at the Twin City Mall and frontage is located within the City of Fitchburg.
Approval Not Required Plan: 628 Rindge Road (00:13:53)
Approval Not Required Plan: 628 Rindge Road

APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED PLAN - 628 Rindge Road - The purpose of the proposed plan is to create Parcel 1 (2.136 acres) and Parcel 2 (3.378 acres) a new rear lot, from the existing parcel (Assessors Map 280-5-0) (4.97 acres).
Minor Site Plan Review - 1141 South Street (00:17:20)
Minor Site Plan Review - 1141 South Street

Minor Site Plan Review - The applicant, William Lorigan, is representing the owner of a Dental Arts Building where upgrades of an accessible ramp is to be installed and additionally restriping in the parking lot is to account for new handicap spaces located at 1141 South ST within the Commercial (C) Zoning Ditrict.
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 21 Depot Road (00:21:13)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 21 Depot Road

Special Permit & Site Plan Review - The applicant, Cunningham Equities, LLC., is proposing the redevelop of a site and existing structures including renovations to a principal mill building over four stories (176,868 square foot), the treatment plant building (8,760 SF), pump house, and warehouse building (27,840 SF) to a multi-family development consisting of 240 residential units with potential accessory uses at the location of 21 Depot Road (Assessors Map 61-27-0) within the adaptive Industrial (AI) Zoning District. (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Site Plan Review - 0 Authority Drive (00:44:22)
Public Hearing: Site Plan Review - 0 Authority Drive

Site Plan Review - The applicant, Gabriel Iwano, Authority Drive, LLC, is proposing a Contractor's Yard with a 4,000 square foot steel building at the location of 0 Authority Drive (Assessors Map 118R6-C1) within the Industrial (I) Zoning District. (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Site Plan Approval Modification - 0 Crawford Street/0 Airport Road (01:00:51)
Public Hearing: Site Plan Approval Modification - 0 Crawford Street/0 Airport Road

Site Plan Approval Modification - The applicant, Fitchburg Land Property Owner, LLC -requests an modification of an approval from 10/25/22, for warehouse and distribution center located at 0 Crawford ST and 0 Airport RD (Assessors Map 143-1-0) in the Industrial (I) Zoning District. (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 962 Main Street (01:02:15)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 962 Main Street

Special Permit & Site Plan Review - The applicant, Mark Fisher, is proposing a renovation of an existing building for a change of use to mixed commercial (1 unit) and residential uses (2 units) at the location of 962 Main Street in the Downtown Business (DB) zoning district. (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 990 South Street (01:22:16)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 990 South Street

Special Permit & Site Plan Review - The applicant, Long Dinh, is proposing the renovation of a structure from a single-family to a duplex and additionally subdivide the lot and to build one other duplex at the location of 990 South Street (Assessors Map 205-57-0) within the Neighborhood Business District (NB). (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review #2023-4 Modification Request - 339 River Street (01:58:28)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review #2023-4 Modification Request - 339 River Street

Special Permit & Site Plan Review #2023-4 Modification Request - Speedy Cannabis, Marijuana Delivery Operator & Marijuana Courier Establishment is requesting a modification to allow for the duel use of a service station and the cannabis delivery business on the same parcel located at 339 River Street (Assessors Map 39-56-0), in the Commercial (C) District. (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 6 Cobbler Drive, Marijuana Establishment as a Product Manufacturer (02:41:34)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 6 Cobbler Drive, Marijuana Establishment as a Product Manufacturer

Special Permit & Site Plan Review - The applicant, TMAP1, LLC, is proposing a Marijuana Establishment as a Product Manufacturer at the location of 6 Cobbler Drive (Assessors Map 114R-10-1B) within the Industrial (I) Zoning District (Continued from 6-24-25)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 6 Cobbler Drive, Commercial Parking Facility (03:09:40)
Public Hearing: Special Permit & Site Plan Review - 6 Cobbler Drive, Commercial Parking Facility

Special Permit & Site Plan Review - The applicant, BOC Fitchburg Trust, is proposing the use of a commercial parking facility consisting of 50 to 75 parking spaces at the location of 6 Cobbler Drive (Assessors Map 114R-10-1B) within the Industrial (I) Zoning District.
Public Hearing: Site Plan Review - 70 North Street (03:25:58)
Public Hearing: Site Plan Review - 70 North Street

Site Plan Review - The applicant, Frances Akhtar, is proposing to build a conversation of a vacant 2nd floor space into three (3) dwelling units at the location of 70 North Street (Assessors Mapp 44-108-0) within the Fitchburg State University (FSU) Zoning District.
Other Business: Mount Elam Road - Emergency Cutting of Trees per the Tree Warden's Request (03:41:00)
Other Business: Mount Elam Road - Emergency Cutting of Trees per the Tree Warden's Request

Mount Elam Road - Emergency cutting of Trees per the Tree Warden's request
Minutes (03:44:15)
Minutes
Communications (03:45:04)
Communications