If you have ever had trouble finding a parking space at the BID-Needham hospital, there may be good news on the horizon. At the Planning Board meeting on July 28th, they approached with a plan to expand their valet parking lot by repurposing two properties on Oak Street. Received favorably by the board, it was still not so simple an endeavor, as the neighborhood sought assurances that the lighting, fencing and hours of use wouldn’t become a detriment. Similarly the town wanted to make sure the plans remained flexible enough to accommodate the changes being brought on by the establishment of an MBTA Quiet Zone. In other business, a new indoor golf start-up still has some research to do before the Planning Board feels it can comfortably green-light the zoning. The initiative had members asking what exactly constitutes a video game.

Agenda:

1) Minutes

2) Report from Planning Director and Board Members Part 1
• Council on Economic Advisors, Climate Action Committee, Mobility Planning Committee

3) Public Hearing: 14 & 20 Oak Street
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Petitioner.
Regarding request to construct a new valet surface parking lot, serving visitors and patients of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham.

4) De Minimus Change to Special Permit: 148 Chestnut Street
Regarding request to modify the arrangement of the parking spaces serving the hospital as noted in the existing Decision.

5) Public Hearing: 117 Kendrick Street
Hickory Golf Club of Needham, LLC , Petitioner
Regarding request for the operation of a private, membership-based indoor golf and performance club.

6) Correspondence

7) Review and Discussion of Large House Zoning Regulatory Framework
• Building Height Requirements in the Single Residence B District.
• Half Story Floor Area Requirements in the Single Residence B District.

8) Report from Planning Director and Board Members Part 2
• Council on Economic Advisors, Climate Action Committee, Mobility Planning Committee

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