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Developer presents 55+ community concept in Gardner; planners and neighbors raise density, access and parking concerns
Summary
Apple Classic Homes presented a conceptual plan for an over‑55 community with 90 duplex buildings (about 180 units). Board members and neighbors raised concerns about density, emergency access and traffic; applicants said the project meets current bylaw metrics and will proceed with special‑permit and site‑plan applications.
An attorney for Apple Classic Homes presented a conceptual design for an over‑55 community on a site in Gardner, describing a plan of 90 duplex buildings and a central clubhouse, and the Gardner City Planning Board members and nearby residents raised concerns about vehicle counts, emergency access and the overall density.
Peter Campobasso, an attorney from Leominster representing Apple Classic Homes, told the board the development concept is for 90 duplex buildings (two units per building) with an internal network of private roads, trails and a clubhouse maintained by a homeowners association. Campobasso said the concept complies with the planning board’s open‑space/lot‑coverage calculations and that, based on his calculations, the project proposes roughly 26 acres of open space…
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