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Planning board delays decision on Hardy Street contractors bays after dispute over sidewalk, curb cuts and floodplain controls
Summary
The Peabody Planning Board continued review of a proposed multi-bay contractors facility at 0 Hardy/Monroe Street after weeks of staff requests for a sidewalk on the frontage and disagreement over curb‑cut configuration, floodplain drainage and required floor drains.
The Peabody Planning Board continued review of a site plan for a proposed multi‑bay contractors facility at 0 Hardy Street after developers and city staff failed to agree on whether a sidewalk must be installed across the property and on the number and size of curb cuts from Hardy Street. The applicant’s attorney, John Kelty, said the firm seeks to build contractor bays and has received Conservation Commission approval but cannot accommodate a full public sidewalk without losing critical space needed for bay circulation and emergency egress. Kelty said the plan showed curb openings that left insufficient room for parking and vehicle turnaround and that adding…
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