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Musto said he filed a building‑permit application after receiving an extension on the variance and that the Zoning Enforcement Officer and the Sewer Department requested adjustments to the plan to avoid conflicts with the sewer main. The building commissioner, Gary Pelletier, told the board the revised plan as submitted placed the proposed addition very near the sewer line — within a distance the Department of Public Works found unacceptable — and that moving the addition closer to the sewer also raises concerns about the house’s second means of egress during construction. Pelletier said the sewer line typically carries a 20‑foot easement and that DPW requested the line be relocated to provide the required clearance.

Board members questioned Musto about previous iterations of the plan, ledge on site and the history of the earlier variance and extension. Musto said the team had proposed moving the sewer line but that plan alterations had been driven by his effort to avoid altering the brick gable end of the historic house. The board reviewed a 2019 plan and discussed whether the present submission matched the plan the board had approved, including the element that the applicant had agreed earlier to relocate the sewer.

After discussion, a motion to deny the requested modification was made and seconded. The transcript records a vote sequence and the phrase “Motion is denied,” but the excerpt does not make clear the board’s final disposition of the modification request (the record alternates between confirming the motion and then a line stating “Motion is denied, denied, sir”). Because the meeting record in this transcript excerpt does not unambiguously state whether the modification request was finally denied or whether the motion to deny failed, this report limits its description to motions and concerns placed on the record.

The key issues the board flagged for further clarity or action were: the required relocation or clearance from the sewer main and compliance with DPW rules; how the applicant will preserve required second means of egress for the existing dwelling during construction; and how any ledge removal or blasting would affect the historic building. The building commissioner said he expects to require a pre‑construction plan showing how egress and safety will be maintained during work and that DPW standards for sewer relocation or tie‑ins must be satisfied.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Norwood: Zoning Board of Appeals 2.11.25","oneSentenceSummary","Edward Musto sought a modification to a previously approved variance at 241 Pleasant Street on Feb. 11; the building commissioner and DPW raised concerns about sewerline clearance, egress during construction and ledge, and a motion to deny the modification was placed on the record.","taxTitle","Town of Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",52806,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6336365,"ZBA continues 707 DuPont Street hearing after notification error; board to renotify additional abutters",589,3281000,3870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95&start=3281&end=3870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95/thumbnail_3281000.jpg","/articles/6336365/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/ZBA-continues-707-DuPont-Street-hearing-after-notification-error-board-to-renotify-additional-abutters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6336365-ea0c276c412507b3d32a2ede2b5c6618/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440292&Signature=HxLyvh9WeA9e-Zfit~mCTBXBbIncQYWthJIbFpE6zM~Mbi7m9vdf5dJgO7QBaMAiBPmYqKitAhRPA0yJW6w5Z0ExLoXPtm3OL3NXfPuiuMfucj2z4NTBgNTbgoZUGUWL2i90Pqv42QNC2cJuh8bmtTuzb1e~cQ7RJu56IDQ5INmmm9Kdai7iNCzv2MNF-ELfxacSY2ya97SIDyLZe~SqpUAF5Az0Tj7TEHnt4lMcaAK8H6Y8hPxu~q4bCeZ64GTCyllbvU5rcGbXG~GqGeLZMekgKm~JeerfdZUDzyeApGLWj8WhSUD~ZGPnHjUUMFtkKWisNWFUqJyo5W23N3FWXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Appeals continued a public hearing on Feb. 11 for an application by Norwood Gulf (case 25‑2) seeking a special permit to expand a preexisting nonconforming gasoline station at 707 DuPont (DuPont is recorded in the notice as 'DuPont / Ponsonp' in the hearing text) after community‑development staff identified a problem with the abutters list used for mailing.

Planning staff described the town’s usual practice of mailing notice to property owners within 300 feet of the subject parcel even though Massachusetts General Laws require notice of direct abutters and abutters to abutters; staff said the list prepared for the 707 DuPont case erroneously used only one of the property’s four parcels as the subject property and therefore omitted some of the additional 300‑foot notices the town customarily provides. The office prepared a corrected abutters list and recommended renoticing the additional 300‑foot properties; town counsel had advised that the board has discretion under its rules to treat all properties within 300 feet as parties of interest.

David Hearn, counsel for the applicant, told the board he learned of the error the day before and said the statutorily required abutters had been notified. Hearn said the applicant would accept a continuation to allow the town to renotify the additional parties. The board voted to continue the hearing to March 4, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the Norwood Senior Center with remote participation available.

No substantive testimony on the project’s merits took place at the Feb. 11 session because of the notification issue; the continuance will allow the community‑development office to mail corrected notices and provide the board and the public time to review the full list of interested parties.","The Board of Appeals continued the Feb. 11 hearing on a special permit for 707 DuPont Street (a gasoline station/motor vehicle service facility expansion) to March 4, 2025 after staff discovered some property owners within 300 feet were not included on the initial notice list; the board and applicant agreed to expanded mail notice.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6336370,"Norwood board approves 3.3 MW solar array on capped Winter Street landfill with conditions",2651,537000,3188000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95&start=537&end=3188","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95/thumbnail_537000.jpg","/articles/6336370/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norwood-board-approves-33-MW-solar-array-on-capped-Winter-Street-landfill-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6336370-796f33209463f68bfa0aea5b26b467db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440292&Signature=RTzMZgvlmDvJPe--lUBRTUI6IksB0uWDQCZA92NYSDd4kXkcnMQI~gVrk~yMu~uzq9Lqllw2CpHo3tzM3uImWzkXevZ0mht-lulfTOsurksjFLXVmTLZ0Ay2YRQVyAsT5PL8YsCveyInN7MvnkBDyNuq2Ntar73VPoZ~-QqR39QLO-~tVDWW3UIUWoBCh7kwkLMuSh0z8Dqazmw8VH26jR9DAC6jkGZMM1z9rKxvHLNY6tgjDN1D9~nBLNtw7daoek0lvRzBS7DTOZ-PmC2HXBnpklQN5T0bkSim0Zz~vywGpJ9~gEY6ZSaFG5f~aguRSWGFib7bzFJKF~vAub3~Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Appeals of the Town of Norwood voted Feb. 11 to grant a special permit for a solar photovoltaic facility on the Winter Street landfill, approving a fenced, ground‑ballasted array that the applicant says will produce about 3.3 megawatts DC and supply electricity under a 25‑year power‑purchase agreement to the Norwood Municipal Light Department.

Atlantic Design Engineers’ Brendan Riali and Asa Smith presented the proposal on behalf of TES Winter Street Solar 23 LLC. The project site comprises four parcels totaling roughly 39.3 acres; the proposed fenced array would occupy about 9.93 acres on the capped solid‑waste area. Presenters said the array uses ground‑ballasted racking (concrete blocks) to avoid penetrating the landfill cap, requires no tree clearing or grading, and will interconnect to the grid using existing overhead lines north of the landfill. CDM Smith is the ongoing operations/monitoring contractor for the capped landfill, and project materials note that parts of the property are inside a FEMA AE flood zone and that wetlands and woodlands border the site.

Tom Hammond, representing Tangent Energy Solutions (the developer/operator), said the project won a light‑department RFP, has an executed PPA with the Norwood Municipal Light Department and that the light department will purchase all energy and retain the solar renewable energy credits. Hammond said the system would provide roughly 3% of the light department’s yearly distribution energy. He confirmed the PPA and a lease with the town have been executed; the lease contains indemnification language and post‑construction obligations. The applicant said the panels the developer plans to install carry warranties for the 25‑year contracted term and that annual degradation is modeled at roughly 0.5% per year.

Board members and staff pressed the applicant on construction impacts and oversight. The developer said typical construction will run about six to eight months, will use local licensed labor and will limit heavy traffic to the construction period. A pre‑construction meeting with town staff and inspections by MassDEP (as part of the landfill’s post‑closure permit) were described as part of oversight. The developer confirmed continuous remote monitoring of the array and security cameras, and said routine maintenance (including mowing) will be scheduled; the design includes a 7‑foot security fence with wildlife gaps.

Several residents voiced questions about ownership of the energy, public access to the landfill trails, stormwater/runoff and whether the project would preclude other uses such as a future trails overlook. Resident Toni Esco asked whether the light department is the sole purchaser (the applicant confirmed the PPA sells all energy to Norwood Light) and whether the Board of Selectmen or the light commissioners approved the contract (presenters said the RFP and contract process involved the light department and the board of selectmen approved the contract). Presenters said MassDEP will inspect construction as part of the post‑closure permit and that the lease contains indemnification provisions; they offered to provide lease language to town staff for review.

Planning staff, the building commissioner and board members added conditions and oversight points during and after the hearing. The board recorded several conditions in its motion: the applicant must return to the Zoning Board of Appeals for any modifications to the approved construction documents or substantial changes to the plans; the building commissioner will review proposed amounts of fill or other deviations and may require the applicant to return to the board; a pre‑construction meeting will be required with town staff, and local inspections and permitting (including MassDEP oversight tied to the landfill post‑closure use permit) must be satisfied before energization.

The board voted to approve the special permit as presented. The motion was moved by Matt and seconded by Shannon; recorded votes were Al — yes, Shannon — yes, Rachel — yes, Matt — yes. The board’s approval included the conditions noted above and a requirement that the applicant return for any non‑minor changes to construction plans.","The Town of Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 11 approved a special‑permit application to build a 3.3‑MW DC solar photovoltaic array on the capped Winter Street landfill, with conditions including return to the board for substantive construction changes and building‑inspector oversight on any fill or plan deviations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6336375,"Norwood zoning board approves enclosed front porch at 62 Winter Street",428,192000,620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95&start=192&end=620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2285505-9b9ee7d6b6b8d12e1165dcd0d1e83a95/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6336375/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norwood-zoning-board-approves-enclosed-front-porch-at-62-Winter-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6336375-e371e737fb0d19b0190593f66fc65b67/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440292&Signature=OyKBBuz0MQIL4FH4LqxihP4lqjR4A7DM5C3aF7ywrF~V2mjR6UqSANedDf7ffjumzjLWI3KXgLwPTVbQonI8QdEv8TKQ1G8JWS25zk2RwL54BdCHfJgkz2Q52Z0BZVJxkKCJtPi54-InxUIyOtOwg1dqwj1LAwerTOMFpaIyN1vsn9WbD5bw7scDqciJVGkKOXNcXZJqk8FyVcwksOEqcbKdXYYojFug7KKCGzMTz6OZFwlX3qdiqLAhaAi9FOkfe1IF6wlb00fv7uViJ2UUXUgOmXfD-oPNaJnP6wgwWZKMzjmiB2fWCqINKdvYhMAiyNu7rPaS~p~XLAG0BluwCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Appeals of the Town of Norwood on Feb. 11 voted to approve an application by William (Bill) Naman to enclose an existing nonconforming side/front porch at 62 Winter Street.

Naman, the property owner, said the house was the first built on Winter Street and that the current porch will be removed, reframed and enclosed to create a mudroom; the work does not increase the building footprint. The board said the change would not increase the nonconformity and would make the house read more as a front‑facing home on the street.

The board opened a public hearing, received the applicant’s presentation and asked technical questions about windows, setback and vegetation. Board members clarified that an existing window on the right elevation will become interior to the new enclosed space and that a small ornamental tree between properties sits on the neighbor’s land. No members of the public spoke in opposition.

After closing the public hearing, the board voted to approve the request as presented. The motion to approve was moved by Al (Allen) and seconded by Matt; recorded votes were Matt — yes, Rachel — yes, Shannon — yes, Al — yes.

The applicant may now proceed with the work in accordance with the approved plans on file with the Zoning Board of Appeals and any routine building‑permit review and inspections required by the Building Department.","The Town of Norwood Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a homeowner's request to enclose an existing nonconforming porch at 62 Winter Street after a public hearing on Feb. 11, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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