Planning Board preview: plans for Powers Road multifamily development on docket

Planning Board preview: plans for Powers Road multifamily development on docket

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WESTFORD — The Planning Board is scheduled to meet on Monday night. Along with a proposed multifamily development on Powers Road, here’s what to expect on the docket. 

Residents may participate by attending the meeting in person in Town Hall. Residents may request special accommodations to participate under the Americans with Disabilities Act by contacting the Town Manager’s Office at 978-692-5501 ex. 1.

There is no option to participate remotely. Residents who wish to submit written comments may do so via email by 4 p.m.

Those who wish to tune in may watch the meeting on YouTube after it concludes, Comcast channel 9, Verizon channel 34 or via Castus.

The meeting can also be accessed via WestfordCAT’s app, which can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play Store and Roku.

Monday’s agenda and packet can be found online.

The board’s agenda is subject to change ahead of the meeting.

On the docket:

The Planning Board will host a public hearing to consider an application from Finegold Alexander Architects for a site plan review to reconfigure the parking lot and some utilities of the J.V. Fletcher Library ahead of its planned renovation.

The board will also host a public hearing for site plan review of 7 Carl Thompson Rd. The hearing is for demolishing an existing commercial building and constructing a new 13-unit facility used for professional, industrial or research services.

The board will discuss a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to extend the maximum use time of a temporary trailer. The Planning Board initially discussed the proposal during a Sept. 16 meeting.

Other items include a review of the Special Town Meeting Warrant and a review of architectural plans for a proposed retail building at 134 Littleton Rd.

37 Powers Rd. development

Additionally, a proposed 530-unit multifamily structure at Westford Earth Materials at 37 Powers Rd. will be before the board on Monday.

The proposed development will have 10% of its units with income restrictions at 80% of the area’s median income of $77,000.

The development, situated on a 35.623 acre parcel, will host one, two and three-bedroom units with 1.5 parking spaces per unit.

Developable area of 37 Powers Rd. by Cube3. (Photo/Town of Westford)

Managing Director Jim Dunlop of ZOM Living, a Dutch-based development company, as The Patriot Ledger reported, has also submitted plans to redevelop the South Shore Plaza. The firm is also responsible for other multifamily developments in Durham, North Carolina, Scottsdale, Arizona and Arlington, Virginia among others.

Permitting is expected through 2025 with phased construction scheduled between 2026 and 2028.

The board’s agenda is subject to change ahead of the meeting.