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Planning board approves 119 Rodney plan after sharp focus on stormwater and retaining‑wall details
Summary
The board approved a definitive frontage subdivision and site plan for 119 Rodney Street but required the applicant to provide additional stormwater, infiltration/mounding and dewatering analyses and structural details for tall retaining walls.
Worcester — The Planning Board on Wednesday voted 4-0 to approve a definitive site plan and frontage subdivision at 119 Rodney Street after an extended staff examination of stormwater, groundwater and retaining‑wall design for a proposed three‑family building.
Attorney Donald O’Neil, representing the applicant, described a three‑family building and lot split on a steep site with substantial retaining walls and limited room for conventional rear‑yard parking. Planning staff said the property sits on slopes greater than 15 percent, will involve tall retaining walls adjacent to neighboring properties, and requires careful…
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