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Planning Board approves amended special permit for Cabbage Street self‑storage
Summary
The Planning Board voted to grant the requested amendments to the Cabbage Street major project/site‑plan special permit (2000‑02), approving clarifications to the written decision and a change increasing on‑site employees from two to three; the board clarified that changes of use return to the Planning Board rather than the ZBA.
The Needham Planning Board voted May 19 to grant requested amendments to the major project/site plan special permit for the Cabbage Street self‑storage project (special permit number 2000‑02) and approved the written decision posted in the meeting packet.
Board members reviewed blue‑lined edits to the decision; most edits were clarifications and corrections. The only substantive change noted in the redline was an increase in the stated number of on‑site employees from two to three. Planning staff clarified that the Planning Board — not the Zoning Board of Appeals — is the approving authority for site‑plan decisions and any change of use approved by this board would require an amendment returned to the Planning Board.
A motion to grant the requested relief under zoning bylaw provisions (motion cited section 7.4 of the zoning bylaw and section 4.2 of the major projects site‑plan special permit, as well as special permits under sections 5.1.1.5 and 5.1.2 for waivers) was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Members then moved to approve the decision as contained in the packet; that motion also carried.
No public objections or abstentions were recorded during the votes. The approved decision includes the clarified employee cap and the usual conditions tying parking and use to the approved site plan; any future change of use would require the board's amendment of the decision.
