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Needham Planning Board, 3/15/22


It was a lengthy gathering for the Needham Planning Board when they held their latest regularly scheduled meeting on March 15th. A full agenda and weighty topics kept the board busy for over four hours, so check out the timing of your topic of interest in the table below our player window. The program is currently being processed and will appear in that window as soon as it is available.

Agenda Item:

1) Amendment to Major Project Site Plan: 100 and 120 Highland Avenue
Needham Gateway LLC, Petitioner.
Regarding request for the installation and use of an additional dumpster enclosure with up to three additional trash dumpsters for cardboard to be located within the parking lot.

2) Amendment to Major Project Site Plan: 100 and 120 Highland Avenue
CNC Golf LLC and Needham Gateway LLC, Petitioners.
Regarding request for a new principal use described as an indoor athletic facility providing computer simulated golf activities in the building. Petitioner requests the application’s withdrawal.

3) Amendment to Major Project Site Plan: 100 and 120 Highland Avenue
Carbon Health Medical Group of Florida, PA and Needham Gateway LLC, Petitioners.
Regarding request for a new principal use in the subject property, described as a medical professional office providing primary and walk-in medical care.

4) Major Project Site Plan: Greene’s Field
Needham Farmer’s Market, Inc., Petitioner. continued from March 1, 2022
Regarding request to operate a farmers market on a portion of Greene’s Field on Sundays during the renovation of the Town Common.

5) Decision on Major Project Site Plan: 589 Highland Avenue
Wingate Development LLC, Petitioner.
Regarding the conversion of the existing 142-bed skilled nursing facility to 50 Independent Living Units.

6) Board of Appeals – March 17, 2022

7) Review and Discussion of DRAFT Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act.

8) Minutes

9) Correspondence/Committee Appointment – Design Review Board

10) Report from Planning Director and Board members.

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