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64-unit senior housing project approved

EastonJun 18, 20262 min read

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The Planning Commission unanimously approved a 64-unit senior multifamily building at Port Street and Meadow Drive, including related landscaping and tree-planting waivers, with a condition requiring additional ADA-compliant pathways. It also unanimously recommended waiving applicable incentive and bonus fees to the Town Council.

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The approved project will create 64 senior housing units in a three-story, 12,511-square-foot building. The applicant must add accessible paths to a native meadow seating area, while the commission approved requested landscaping and tree-planting waivers. Other approvals included five residential units at 402 Maryland Avenue and a mixed-use project at 406 Moton Street, each with conditions.

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Approved the 64-unit senior multifamily site plan and architecture at Port Street and Meadow Drive by a 5-0 vote, conditioned on adding ADA-compliant pathways to the native meadow seating area.
Approved supplemental landscaping, street-tree, and overall tree-planting waivers for the senior housing project by a 5-0 vote.
Voted 5-0 to recommend that the Town Council waive the project's MXW Incentive and Bonus Fees.
Approved Planned Redevelopment at 402 Maryland Avenue for five residential units plus office and storage space by a 4-1 vote, conditioned on providing three bicycle spaces and two additional off-street parking spaces.
Approved the sketch site plan and supplemental landscape and buffering waivers for a mixed-use building and utility building at 406 Moton Street by a 5-0 vote, conditioned on Town Council approval of transferring Moton Street ownership.
Approved a supplemental waiver reducing required parking for the commercial property at 29512 Canvasback Drive by approximately 10 to 15 spaces from the required 41, by a 5-0 vote. A house-of-worship use requires a Special Exception, and a revised parking waiver will be required if future occupancy increases parking demand.
Approved three additional house models for the Gannon Range community by a 5-0 vote, with a condition preventing identical models from being placed directly next to or across from one another.
Approved the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Report by a 5-0 vote; the report identified 71 new residential permits totaling 71 units in the previous calendar year.
Voted 5-0 to forward a favorable recommendation to the Town Council for a zoning code amendment related to the mobile food use pilot program, including language tying operations to permit hours plus setup and breakdown time.

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