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Planning board delays decision on 17‑lot Christian Hill subdivision after neighbors press stormwater and slope concerns
Summary
The Lowell Planning Board continued action on Christian Hill Homes LLC’s application to subdivide land on Lewellen/Christian Street into 17 single‑family lots to Sept. 18 after neighbors and board members pressed for more detailed stormwater, grading and erosion‑control plans.
The Lowell Planning Board on July 21 continued a definitive subdivision application from Christian Hill Homes LLC to Sept. 18 after lengthy public comment and board questions about stormwater runoff, steep slopes and erosion control.
The proposal would create 17 single‑family lots on existing public streets at 129 Lewellen and 115 Christian Street. David Plunkett, attorney for the applicant, and Mark O’Hara, the civil engineer for O’Hara Engineering, told the board the lots meet dimensional requirements and that Lots 16 and 17 are already under construction. O’Hara said each house’s roof runoff will be routed to a 500‑gallon dry well on the lot and that the design storm used is “1 inch in 10 minutes,” a more intense, short‑duration event intended to capture severe thunderstorm runoff.
Neighbors urged the board to require more detailed,…
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