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Planning board items eyed for January: Walmart fuel station review, multifamily and senior housing plans
Summary
City staff reported several planning‑board matters: the Walmart fueling facility is in preliminary review pending conservation commission conditions; 827 Green Street had no public comment and is likely to receive an order of conditions and site‑plan decision Jan. 13; Mount Wachusett Community College’s revised plan does not require further site‑plan review because it adds fewer than 15 parking spaces; two preliminary plans (a 90‑unit senior living project and the Pearl Residence subdivision) will be reviewed Jan. 13.
City planning staff told the committee on Dec. 12 that a series of development proposals will move through the planning board in coming weeks.
The Walmart fueling facility remains in preliminary plan review while the applicant awaits an order of conditions from the conservation commission; staff said a portion of the convenience‑store area sits within the 60‑foot wetland buffer and an order will determine whether design changes are required. 827 Green Street completed an initial review and public hearing with no public comments; staff expect the project to receive its order of conditions and a site‑plan decision at the Jan. 13 meeting.
Mount Wachusett Community College submitted revised plans that add 12 parking spaces, below the zoning threshold requiring additional site‑plan review (June 1010 subsection B3). As a result, the college will withdraw from the definitive site‑plan review process and proceed with building‑permit submissions after conservation commission approvals.
Staff also noted two projects slated for preliminary site‑plan review Jan. 13: a Century Wayne Clark Street proposal for a 90‑duplex/180‑unit senior living development and the Pearl Residence subdivision for 46 general residential units near Pearl Street and Route 140. The planning board’s workload is expected to be heavy at its January meeting, staff said.
Committee members did not take formal votes on these items at the committee meeting but asked staff to continue coordination with conservation and engineering staff to resolve outstanding stormwater and wetland buffer concerns before definitive decisions.
