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Norwood Planning Board narrows tree-count waiver, requires drainage calculations and vertical‑curve compliance for continued subdivision review
Summary
The Planning Board modified waiver #1 to require a tree count only within the proposed roadway/right-of-way and a 30-foot perimeter buffer, denied several design waivers (including vertical-curve relief), and asked the applicant to supply drainage computations; the public hearing was continued to Jan. 26 for further review.
The Norwood Planning Board on Dec. 15 continued its review of a definitive subdivision application (656365) but took several binding votes that tighten what the developer must submit before the matter returns.
Attorney David Hearn, representing the applicant, told the board that the revisions submitted after the previous meeting addressed many departmental comments and that the town engineer had acknowledged several items were resolved. Hearn also framed the legal issue for the board: "The subdivision control law has been enacted for the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants" and, he said, that statute governs the layout of ways and utilities rather than future building uses.
Despite the applicant's responses, board…
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