The Fall River Planning Board voted unanimously to endorse a two‑lot subdivision plan for 1300 Newhall Street (file no. 25‑1638) on Sept. 10, sending the plan to the Land Court for further processing.

The endorsement, made during the single substantive agenda item of the roughly five‑minute session, was moved by Planning Board member Gloria Pacheco and seconded by Planning Board member Beth Andre; all three members present voted in favor. Planning Board member John Ferrera, who opened the meeting, counted the vote.

Assistant planner Chris Lavette described the application as “This is a subdivision of registered land. This plan will be sent back to the land court and redrawn after it leaves, after it leaves this meeting. This plan is creating 1 new conforming lot and leaving the existing single family home on a separate conforming lot. And that's about it. Standard format.” The plan creates one new conforming lot (labeled Lot 2 in board discussion) and leaves the existing single‑family home on a separate conforming lot. Board members noted Lot 2 has an 80‑foot frontage and exceeds 8,000 square feet, which meets the applicable zoning standards discussed during the meeting.

The application lists Roger Gamache as owner/applicant and identifies the parcel as Assessors’ Map D‑10, Lot 0015. The board recorded the file number as 25‑1638. After the endorsement vote, the plan will be returned to the Land Court and redrawn as described by staff.

The board also approved the minutes of its Aug. 13 meeting and then adjourned. Planning clerk Courtney Pereira and assistant planner Chris Lavette were present for the meeting; board members Mario Lucio and Mike Farris were absent.

The board opened the meeting by referencing a public‑input policy adopted under the city charter (City Charter Section 99‑18) that provides for citizen comment at the end of planning board meetings. No members of the public spoke during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript.

No permits, conditions or implementation timelines were specified on the record; staff indicated only that the endorsed plan will be returned to the Land Court and redrawn. The board did not take other actions on related permits or approvals during this session.