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Lowell panel delays ADA home addition as members press City Council on 25-foot wetland buffer ordinance
Summary
Commissioners continued a public hearing for a 19-by-22-foot ADA addition at 35 Bull Road after debating a pending City Council motion to bar construction within the 25-foot wetland buffer; commissioners said the addition raises wetlands-impact concerns despite accessibility needs.
Lowell Conservation Commission members voted on Jan. 14 to continue a public hearing for a proposed 19-by-22-foot first-floor addition at 35 Bull Road, citing outstanding policy and impact questions about construction inside the 25-foot wetland buffer.
Contractor Joshua Budd said the addition is intended to create wheelchair-accessible living space for a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. "It's going to be an ADA unit," Budd said, describing the 19-by-22 footprint and wider doorways needed to accommodate a wheelchair.
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