Planning Board continues review of Norwood Commerce Center major project special permit at 61 Endicott Street

The Norwood Planning Board on Sept. 22 continued the public hearing for a proposed major project special permit and site-plan review for the Norwood Commerce Center at 61 Endicott Street to Oct. 6, after the applicant presented parking, stormwater and landscaping plans and the board and neighbors requested additional summaries and clarifications.

Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing Norwood Commerce Center Limited Partnership, told the board the property has evolved from long-standing industrial use to a mix of retail, indoor recreation, studios and other commercial tenants. Hearn said the applicant seeks a major project special permit under Norwood zoning (and state enabling law) so that a set of uses that today require individual special permits could be authorized in a single, site-wide framework. “We are asking the planning board to approve a major project special permit that will give relief with respect to parking, … landscaping, and particularly relief with respect to uses,” Hearn said.

Key technical presentations and requests

- Parking: Hearn said by applying zoning-bylaw use-based…