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Planning Board approves Quincy Mutual redevelopment at 12–18 Chestnut Street with conditions
Summary
The Quincy Planning Board voted to approve the Quincy Mutual certificate-of-consistency application for 12–18 Chestnut Street, subject to the planning department—onditions including stormwater, sidewalk reconstruction, and historic documentation requirements.
The Quincy Planning Board voted Aug. 6 to approve a certificate-of-consistency application from Quincy Mutual for redevelopment at 12–18 Chestnut Street after a continued public hearing and responses to the city nd third-party peer review comments.
The board pproved the project "consistent with the department's recommendation," according to the meeting record. The approval follows written responses from the project's civil engineer and additional coordination with city departments and utilities.
Why it matters: The site is within the Quincy Center urban renewal area and the redevelopment includes on-site parking, stormwater controls and reconstruction of public sidewalks. The board's conditions list permits, preconstruction inspections and reporting that will shape the project's construction and long-term operations.
Key facts and conditions
- Applicant: Quincy Mutual (represented at the hearing by attorney David Mahoney). - Scope described in the department recommendation: site plan review under the Quincy Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) and associated urban renewal provisions. The department ocument notes a schedule of required permits and preconstruction steps, including city stormwater permits, lane disturbance and street opening permits. - Stormwater and utilities: The applicant must perform a water flow test with the city's Water Department and televise the existing sewer main before and after construction; a recorded operation and maintenance plan for the stormwater system must be filed at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds prior to occupancy. - Construction management: The applicant must submit a construction management plan before building permits are issued; that plan must identify staging and stockpile areas and address construction-period traffic impacts. - Sidewalks and public realm: The applicant must reconstruct sidewalks along Chestnut Street and portions of Maple and Foster Streets to ADA/AAB standards and set or replace granite curbing and tree pits as shown on the submitted plans; any modifications require approval from the commissioner of public works. - Historic documentation: The Planning Department will document existing structures at 12 and 18 Chestnut Street for the Historic Commission records; demolition and related requirements referenced to the Historic Commission were noted. - Other public-health and safety conditions: pre-demolition asbestos survey and licensed abatement if required; rodent-control plan to be approved by the Health Department before site activity; dust- and noise-control plans; and compliance with snow-storage and salt-use limitations as noted in the department's recommendation.
Discussion and review
Engineers and consultants attending included Carlos Sculte of Veil Environmental Consultants, who said peer-review comments mainly required clarifications rather than major changes to the plans. He told the board the project provides 100 on-site parking spaces for 100 units with 9x18-foot stall dimensions and 24-foot drive aisles in the garage. He said a hydro-flow test and updated as-built water information (from 2022) were incorporated and that sewer flows for the project represent about 2% of the roadway sewer capacity. Sculte said adjustments to stormwater system elevations and a manufacturer configuration change reduced the stormwater device footprint and pulled it farther from property lines.
Board action
A board member moved to approve consistent with the department recommendation; the motion was seconded and carried on an affirmative vote. The record shows the board asked that the required documentation and inspections be completed as conditions of approval.
What happens next
The project will proceed toward permitting subject to the listed preconstruction requirements, inspections and recorded maintenance obligations for stormwater facilities. The Planning Department—onditions require coordination with multiple city departments and documentation to ensure compliance before occupancy.
