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Hall Street Partners special‑permit modification hearing recessed to June 23 after city solicitor review
Summary
The council reopened a public hearing on a Hall Street Partners LLC petition to modify a special permit for 51 Hall Street, recorded receipt of a city solicitor opinion and a revised proposed order, and recessed the hearing to June 23 to allow the petitioner to file amended plans and an updated proposed order.
The Waltham City Council reopened a public hearing June 9 on a petition from Hall Street Partners LLC seeking modification of an existing special permit for property known as 51 (AKA 61) Hall Street. The petitioner is seeking an increased floor‑area ratio and other plan changes under the city’s zoning ordinance; the petition references an existing special permit (order 35982).
At the hearing the clerk read the petition language and new submissions on file. The clerk noted that since the May 27 hearing the city had received “a review from the law department” that is on file in the clerk’s office. Attorney Conners, representing the petitioner, told the council: “we did receive the, June 2, opinion from the city solicitor in a revised proposed order. We are making the changes as requested in her opinion, and we have revised the plan, and we intend to submit a revised proposed order and a revised set of plans to reflect the comments of the city solicitor. We hope to do that within the next 2 days.”
After no other testimony or questions, the presiding officer recessed the hearing until June 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.; the matter remains assigned to the Ordinance and Rules Committee for further consideration.
Clarifying details read into the record include the petition language describing a sought increase in floor‑area ratio to 1.22 and a modification affecting a stated area of land (transcript text reads as submitted to the clerk). The legal owner was listed as Hall Street Partners LLC, 275 Lexington Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452, and the property was described with mapping reference (Atlas of the City of Waltham, 1988 Map 69 Block 18 Lot 4). The council did not vote on the petition at the June 9 meeting; the hearing was recessed to permit the petitioner to file revised documents and allow the committee time to review the solicitor’s comments.
Why it matters: The modification seeks to change approved site plans and the permitted floor‑area ratio for a residential property in a residency zoning district; changes could affect density and site layout once finalized and if approved.
Ending: The public hearing will resume at the City Council chamber on June 23 at 7:30 p.m., and the Ordinance and Rules Committee will review the petitioner’s revised proposed order and plans prior to any council vote.
