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Gardner council approves revised regulatory plan for 2.2‑acre site at 180 Eighth and Vivian
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 2,811 to approve a revised regulatory plan for about 2.2 acres at the northeast corner of 180 Eighth Street and Vivian Street, changing the preliminary development plan to a single medical office building while retaining ACP‑2 zoning and including enhanced pedestrian features.
The Gardner City Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2,811 approving a revised regulatory plan for approximately 2.2 acres at the northeast corner of 180 Eighth Street and Vivian Street, clearing the way for a single medical office building on the parcel.
Community Development Director Dave Knopf told the council the regulatory plan under the ACP‑2 (activity center plan, general business district) zoning is being revised to reflect a developer’s decision to build one medical office building instead of the previously approved two-lot plan that included a bank and a medical office. The ACP‑2 zoning classification itself is unchanged; the ordinance approves the updated regulatory plan document that governs the site.
Staff called out several design details: overhead and underground utilities along 180 Eighth limit street-tree planting, so the landscaper proposed shrubs and grasses in place of street trees; the plan includes a public amenity area on the southeast corner with a pergola and bench seating to enhance pedestrian features. Knopf said the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval.
Councilmembers asked about internal circulation and private roads (Vivian and internal north–south roads), separation distances between drives and how future neighboring parcels would be coordinated; staff said private road standards are enforced but may be slightly different than public‑street standards and that future adjacent developments would be reviewed on a site‑by‑site basis. A councilmember moved to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and approve Ordinance No. 2,811; the motion carried by voice vote.
Ordinance No. 2,811 was adopted under the authority of Title 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of Gardner, changing the regulatory plan document for the parcel and enabling the developer to proceed under the updated plan. Staff said they will continue to review site‑level details as building permit applications come forward.
