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165 Summit Avenue project draws concerns over density, parking and scale

2261136 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

Developers proposing three two-family houses on a lot with an existing four-family building at 165 Summit Avenue returned to the planning board; commissioners and counsel raised concerns about density, household counts, and parking. Fire department noted sprinkler requirements for buildings three stories or taller.

An application to add three two-family homes to a site that already contains a four-family building at 165 Summit Avenue returned to the planning board’s work session, drawing repeated concerns from commissioners about density, parking and neighborhood fit.

Planning staff said the applicant added two parking spaces to each proposed two-family lot but otherwise kept the project unchanged from the prior submission. "The project is otherwise the same. They're…

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