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Peabody conservation commission continues review of proposed two-house redevelopment at 20 Parsons Street after public concern

3806191 · June 12, 2025
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A notice of intent to remove an existing dwelling and build two houses at 20 Parsons Street was continued to July 30 after commissioners, city staff and neighbors raised concerns about density, floodplain overlap and potential rodents during excavation.

The Peabody City Conservation Commission continued a notice-of-intent application to July 30 after neighbors and the commission raised questions about density, impervious surface increases, riverfront and floodplain impacts and rodent control.

Attorney John Kelty, representing the applicant, described revisions to the plan filed in May that reduced the size of one proposed dwelling and added notation for tree retention and revised FEMA elevations. Kelty said the team had updated the plan to address commission comments and DEP feedback on new FEMA data. He asked the commission to issue an order of conditions, but commissioners and several neighbors asked for more…

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