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Planning Board approves three‑lot subdivision at 1036 Ash Street with DPW safety review after traffic, visibility concerns
Summary
The Planning Board approved a three‑lot subdivision at 1036 Ash Street, requiring the developer to meet with the city Department of Public Works to agree on intersection safety improvements at the Ash/West Chestnut area; the applicant also proposed road widening, new water main and two hydrants and sought multiple waivers.
The Brockton Planning Board on Sept. 3 approved a three‑lot subdivision at 1036 Ash Street, voting to require the applicant to meet with the city Department of Public Works to develop an agreed safety plan for the Ash Street/West Chestnut intersection before final sign‑off.
The applicant, represented by engineer Azu (ET Engineering) and developer Steve Torrey, described a conventional three‑lot subdivision using the existing foundation footprint and proposed to widen the private access road from roughly 12 feet to 24 feet, install a new six‑inch water main and add two fire hydrants. Torrey said the cost of the road and utility improvements exceeded $800,000.
Why the meeting mattered: the proposed new houses would access a narrow existing private way that connects to West Chestnut Street at an intersection board members and several commenters…
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