Fall River planning board approves four ANR plans, asks Zoning Board to require utility-separation affidavits

FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Fall River City Planning Board on Feb. 11, 2026, unanimously approved four Form A applications to divide or reconfigure parcels at 29 Palmer Street (File 26-1666), 400 Samson Street (File 26-1668), 25 & 31 Lenox Street (File 26-1669) and 786/798 Plymouth Avenue with 20 Snell Street (File 26-1670). The board also voted to send a letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals requesting that, when variances or special permits are granted, an affidavit documenting the separation of utilities be recorded and referenced on the ANR plan.

The applications — each described by staff as straightforward ANR ("approval not required") plans — would split or reconfigure lots while leaving the existing residential or commercial buildings in place. At the meeting, an engineer and planning staff said each property had either a recent special permit or variance recorded and that the zoning…