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Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing Norwood Commerce Center Limited Partnership, told the board the property has evolved from long-standing industrial use to a mix of retail, indoor recreation, studios and other commercial tenants. Hearn said the applicant seeks a major project special permit under Norwood zoning (and state enabling law) so that a set of uses that today require individual special permits could be authorized in a single, site-wide framework. “We are asking the planning board to approve a major project special permit that will give relief with respect to parking, … landscaping, and particularly relief with respect to uses,” Hearn said.

Key technical presentations and requests

- Parking: Hearn said by applying zoning-bylaw use-based parking calculations to all existing and potentially rentable floor area the site would require about 748 spaces; the applicant proposed 450 spaces based on observed tenant schedules and staggered peak use. McKenzie Engineering and the applicant noted that an auto-turn review requested by the fire department could require removal of a small number of spaces (the applicant estimated removing 4–6 spaces), which could lower the proposed total to about 444–446 spaces. The applicant provided a building-by-building parking table in the plans and agreed to provide a consolidated parking table for the board’s file.

- Stormwater and drainage: Sue Spratt of McKenzie Engineering described stormwater work submitted to the Conservation Commission and stated that the team had obtained an Order of Conditions from Conservation on June 9, 2025. The proposal includes three subsurface infiltration systems (to provide required recharge where earlier paving lacked infiltration) and seven above-ground stormwater treatment units (storm scepter units) to provide greater than 80% total suspended solids removal for runoff that now flows untreated to Haws Brook. Spratt said the plan reduces impervious area by 8,566 square feet versus prior conditions and uses updated Atlas 14 rainfall intensities for design.

- Landscaping: Michael Radner of High Point (landscape architect) said the site has little formal landscaping today and that the proposed plan adds multiple interior planting islands, perimeter plantings and a native-seed buffer along Haws Brook. Radner said the plan exceeds the bylaw’s perimeter planting requirements in many locations but noted that planting in interior parking islands is constrained by existing site geometry and historic buildings. The team told the board they will make substitutions to ensure plantings are 100% native where conservation requested that change.

Public comment and concerns

Neighbors and residents who spoke urged careful attention to stormwater, lighting, off-hours use and enforcement of no-parking areas on private property near the pond. Several speakers said they welcomed improvements and said the Commerce Center has become a community draw; others asked the applicant to consider connections for pedestrians and local trails across the site. One resident asked about hours of operation and about uses that create evening peaks; the applicant said specific hours are tied to future tenant types and that part of the permit’s purpose is to authorize classes of uses rather than a single tenant’s hours.

Next steps and board direction

Planning staff asked the applicant to provide a short, consolidated packet of the outstanding items requested by staff: a summarized landscape table (required vs. proposed plantings), a consolidated parking table, complete lists of stormwater components and details of any post-construction inspection access points for subsurface infiltration systems. Because those materials arrived too late for staff review, and because members asked to visit the site in person, the board voted to continue the hearing to Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Norwood Senior Center and on Google Meet. The board asked the applicant to coordinate a guided site visit for board members and staff prior to the continued hearing. The continuation motion passed on a voice vote recorded as unanimous.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board 9.22.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Norwood Planning Board on Sept. 22 continued the public hearing for a proposed major project special permit and site-plan review for the Norwood Commerce Center at 61 Endicott Street to Oct. 6 after the applicant presented parking, stormwater and landscaping plans and the board and neighbors requested additional summaries and clarifications.","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},6460909,"Planning Board approves amended site plan for 66–72 Broadway with landscaping changes, grants waiver",922,91000,1013000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5826189-7c1cd0b4dfc4faece5a8282a454afd58&start=91&end=1013","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5826189-7c1cd0b4dfc4faece5a8282a454afd58/thumbnail_91000.jpg","/articles/6460909/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Planning-Board-approves-amended-site-plan-for-6672-Broadway-with-landscaping-changes-grants-waiver","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460909-dedfbe7fd62a6c6f4d77ba24b69e8f57/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167736&Signature=SeYRhXETxitTimDf0U2nRUmfV8KBr5UPpNfaAQ8OEerL4ZvYj60N5LIG7kI66IeZZhFThqC8B7o0ZaFRzVwrgLc4s4CMpi5LJu-VgJtRB8wiHDr0MGXVfiXYp~IeyuCe0jeVw2AUHAziHDFquqvBtImfwtORnuDSHjIycFRj1RZVjHZ5AjvYRyl0eM21HsfmDjtUH~T0-C2X3fmHk2g6~u3sSaW2UEn~-KfcnxNklOsZnKJSdQeQfsi5DZ4Jk0DHjE2VWBRTys8fxcaBNo0Ajd9plw6tpxbOqO2dFr2tN7~VuXZ1dZwzOReSk~uhDwftNvWI76qxhjkiGX5l2e306Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwood Planning Board on Sept. 22 approved an amended site plan for 66–72 Broadway and granted the applicant a waiver from certain full site-plan submission requirements, the board chair said after two votes that passed unanimously.

The plan’s representative, Manuel Piva, told the board the applicant submitted revised drawings dated Sept. 21 that removed a 4-by-32-foot planter and a PVC decorative fence along Broadway, moved three parking spaces slightly toward Broadway to restore a 34-foot two-way lane behind the first space, and added 72 feet of arborvitae (13 trees, 4 feet tall at planting on 6-foot centers) along the property line. Piva also said the rear of the building would be screened with a 4-foot high stockade fence and two 4-foot gates, and that the dumpster enclosure remained a 6-foot stockade fence.

Why it matters: the board approved both (1) a waiver from full site-plan review requirements (applicant-requested omissions such as full drainage and utility plans, traffic study and topography details) and (2) approval of the amended site plan with the board’s standard conditions, including the planning-board requirement that dead or dying plantings be replaced within the same season. Those conditions will govern installation timing, maintenance and replacement of the new plantings.

Board members and the applicant emphasized circulation and neighbor access. Piva said shifting the first three spaces toward Broadway restored a 34-foot drive lane where a prior layout had reduced it to about 30 feet; the board discussed curb alignment at the shared driveway and confirmed the applicant was working within the existing grass strip and not changing neighboring curb cuts. The applicant also told the board the arborvitae were specified to create a solid hedge as they mature and that planting will likely occur in spring rather than before winter.

During the hearing the board debated spacing of the arborvitae (6-foot on-center was proposed); one member asked whether the trees should be planted closer than the proposed 6-foot centers, and staff and the applicant explained the 6-foot spacing was intended to give each tree room to grow. The board noted its standard replacement condition requiring replacement of dead or dying trees in the same season and asked the applicant to provide the revised plan for inclusion in the project file.

Votes at the meeting: the board first voted to grant the applicant’s waiver request for full submittal of certain site-plan materials; the board then voted to approve the amended plan as submitted that evening, with the board’s standard conditions, including the planting-replacement requirement. The minutes record the motions and that both votes passed.

The applicant and the board agreed to include striping for the newly delineated spaces and to maintain existing pavement where possible; no changes to the public curb cuts were proposed. The chair closed the item after the motions carried.","The Norwood Planning Board approved an amended site plan for 66–72 Broadway and granted a waiver from full site-plan submittal requirements after the applicant revised parking and landscaping details, including adding 13 arborvitae and a gated stockade fence at the rear of the property.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning Board continues review of Norwood Commerce Center major project special permit at 61 Endicott Street

Planning Board approves amended site plan for 66–72 Broadway with landscaping changes, grants waiver