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Developer presents 8-unit Bay Avenue plan; board raises parking, traffic and trail-safety concerns
Summary
Gia Inc. presented LUZ2019-04 for 95–99 Bay Avenue: two three-story buildings with eight units total, ground-floor garages and requested bulk variances; board and residents pressed the applicant on parking shortfalls, turns for service vehicles, drainage and safety where a trail runs behind the site.
At a hearing of the Land Use Board, applicants for LUZ2019-04 (Gia Inc.) presented a site plan for two buildings at 95–99 Bay Avenue that would total eight residential units and request multiple bulk variances.
Charles Sherrod, who identified himself as a site contractor working on the project, told the board the proposal calls for two buildings with four units each, garages on the ground floor and a gross floor area for the eight units of about 17,500 square feet. The applicant said the project’s floor-area ratio would be just below the relevant threshold and asked for relief on building coverage and other bulk standards.
Board members and engineers questioned the applicant about operational details: garbage collection logistics for private driveways, whether public works could collect at private driveways or whether bins would need to be staged at the street, and parking calculations. The applicant seeks relief for about three parking spaces short of the nominal requirement (the project would provide garages but no dedicated visitor parking). The project team proposed using nearby on-street parking to partially offset the shortfall and said they would consult with the public works and the board engineer on turning-radius and site-triangle concerns.
Traffic and safety questions dominated public comment: an engineer’s traffic summary presented peak-hour estimates (about 6–7 trips in peak hour and roughly 40 trips per day for the full site) and residents warned that driveway traffic exiting onto alleys behind the property could create hazards for users of the Henry Custom Trail adjacent to the site. The applicant proposed permeable paving and a subsurface stone bed to manage runoff and said they would add foundation plantings, buffering along the easterly property line next to the American Legion and additional screening in the courtyard.
Board members requested visual elevations from Bay Avenue, further detail on pavement and repaving needs for Spring Street if service connections require cuts, confirmation of garage depths and final locations and design for mechanical equipment. The applicant agreed to provide the requested drawings and technical responses at a subsequent hearing; no final action was taken on LUZ2019-04 at this meeting.
