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Board recesses 495 Lowell Street rezoning hearing

Peabody Planning Board recessed a contested rezoning hearing for 495 Lowell Street until November 5. Attorney John Kelty, representing Tedesco Properties LLC, sought to reclassify the 2.43-acre parcel from R1B to R2 to build two duplexes, down from an earlier R4 request.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board continues two hearings to Nov. 4

West Newbury's Planning Board continued two active subdivision hearings to Nov. 4 and ordered a peer review of a dated traffic study. Chair Rob Phillips opened by apologizing for an unposted site walk at 187 Main Street, where applicant John T.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board pulls transit zoning from warrant

The Swampscott Planning Board voted to pull a proposed Commuter Rail 40R Smart Growth zoning district from the December Town Meeting warrant after residents packed a hearing to oppose its draft 50-foot height limit and one-space-per-unit parking standard.

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