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The Board tabled April 2 minutes, granted a Form J frontage waiver for a Middleboro Avenue lot division, continued a drive‑thru restaurant hearing to June 4, and approved several site plan modifications and reviews with department conditions and follow‑up requirements.
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The Board approved a property line change that does not create new development and required recorded easements to be filed. It approved changes to commercial and industrial site plans (including shorter buffer trees, a building addition, and operational conditions) but attached requirements such as limits on lighting, drainage and as‑built submissions so the work must meet city standards. One restaurant drive‑thru application was continued to the June meeting, and the Board set monitoring, surety, and a progress check for a trucking/outdoor storage operation so neighbors’ concerns about noise, dust and road impacts are subject to follow up.
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- Tabled the April 2, 2026 meeting minutes until the next meeting.
- Granted a Form J waiver (frontage requirement) for the division and reallocation of lots at 68 and 76 Middleboro Avenue; required recorded access and utility easement to be provided to the Planning Board office and excluded Water Department conditions as not applicable (6 in favor, 1 absent).
- Continued the public hearing for the modification at 2318 Bay Street (additional restaurants with drive‑thru) to the June 4 meeting at the applicant's request.
- Approved the modification of the Special Permit/Site Plan for 249 Cape Road to allow 12–14 ft Green Giant arborvitaes (revising condition #11); all other prior conditions remain in force (7–0 vote).
- Approved Site Plan Review for an 11,060 sq. ft. addition at 470 Constitution Drive with department conditions including limits on lighting, landscaping, drainage/oil‑water separation, dumpster placement, and requirement to submit two sets of as‑builts and updated plans prior to occupancy or building permits.
- Approved a Site Plan Review for an outdoor storage/trucking/industrial operation with multiple conditions (lighting limits, rinsing delivery vehicles, as‑builts, monitoring/reporting of environmental concerns as appropriate, and surety for street repairs); the Board requested an update in August to confirm completion of required work.
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