Planning Board endorses departmental comments on Eastern Nazarene College preliminary subdivision plan

The Quincy Planning Board received an initial preliminary subdivision submission from Eastern Nazarene College proposing new roadways and lots across several campus parcels and endorsed the planning department's draft communication to the applicant summarizing comments from the City Engineer and Health Department.

Staff noted the submission is a preliminary layout under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 41 (subdivision control law) and explained the endorsement would transmit comments for the applicant to address in a later definitive plan. Key technical comments to be communicated include adding flood zone lines to the plans; existing and proposed contour lines and graded elevations; roadway radii, cross-sections and stationing; sight-distance dimensions at intersections; depiction of public-right-of-way materials (concrete sidewalks and granite curb); identification of easements and utility locations; and clarification whether the proposed Collegiate Way and cul-de-sacs will be private or public ways.

Health Department comments included requirements for rodent-control plans (bait-station placement and monitoring), dust-control and demolition/asbestos surveys, portable sanitation during demolition and construction, and conformance with state sanitary-code standards for proposed residential units. The department also noted requirements for inspections and approval of sewer/storm-water installations by the City Engineer.

The board voted to endorse the department's communication and transmit it to the applicant; staff said the applicant will have up to seven months to submit a definitive plan addressing the listed comments.