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Planning board approves 80‑unit development at Chelmsford Street with conditions after neighbor concerns
Summary
The Lowell City Planning Board approved June 2 a site plan and driveway‑dimension special permit for an 80‑unit residential development at 534–556 Chelmsford Street, subject to conditions including gated emergency access, landscape screening and traffic signal coordination.
The Lowell City Planning Board on June 2 approved site plan review and a special permit for driveway dimensions for an 80‑unit residential development proposed by Lowell Central Electric Company, Inc., at 534–556 Chelmsford Street, subject to multiple conditions requested by the board.
Attorney John Cox presented the application for Lowell Central Electric and said the company acquired the vacant site from the city in 2024 and had earlier secured a zoning change to Suburban Multifamily. Cox said the developer will build three buildings totaling 80 units with 118 parking spaces provided; the project requires a variance for parking and height and a special permit for the driveway dimensions.
Matt Hammer of Lamplex Engineering and architect renderings showed two four‑story 24‑unit buildings at the front of the site and a five‑story 32‑unit building at the rear, with at‑grade parking under each building and a 24‑foot internal access drive.…
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