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Meeting Materials
Revised 11/14/23

 Call to Order 7:00PM 

1. Nahatan Street Map 29 Lot 206- continued from 9/20/23 & 10/18/23-The Board shall hear an application filed by 405 Nahatan Street, LLC for a Variance pursuant to the Westwood Zoning Bylaw Section §5.2 [Table of Dimensional Requirements] of the Westwood Zoning Bylaw. The newly created lot is lacking in Minimum Non-Wetland Area.  The required minimum Non-Wetland Area is 60,000 sq. ft., and the proposed lot has 48,959 sq. ft.  The lot was created by an Approval Not Required (ANR) plan in September 2022.  The lot is currently vacant and does not have an assigned street address.  The property is located in the SRE (Single Residential E) zoning district.

2. 200 University Avenue- The Board shall hear an application filed by B2 Tech LLC d/b/a 5 Tool Performance for a Special Permit pursuant to the Westwood Zoning Bylaw Section §4.1.5.28.  The petitioner proposes to operate an indoor baseball training center in an existing commercial building.  The proposed Commercial Recreation, Indoor facility use is permitted by Special Permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals. The property is located in the Industrial (I) zoning district

3. 16 Chamberlain Avenue-Request to Withdraw Application -The Board shall hear an application filed by Heidi Rodriguez for a Special Permit pursuant to the Westwood Zoning Bylaw Section §6.3.10.  The petitioner proposes to construct a retaining wall to the rear and side of the property.  The wall is shown to be 8' from the low side grade to the top at its highest point.  The portion of the wall on the south side of the property is located 2.2’ from the side lot line.  At the rear, the wall is consistently located 3.3' from the lot line.  The proposed 3' high fence/guardrail at the top of the wall is not considered when calculating the height as it is a building code required item, as there will be a drop of more than 30" within 36" of a walking surface.  The property located in the Single Residential C (SRC) zoning district.

4. Administrative Items
    -Approval of draft minutes from the 10/18/23 meeting

5. Other Business - Reserved for topics not reasonably anticipated to be discussed

 Upcoming Meeting (subject to change)
-Wednesday December 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm remotely via Zoom 

Note:  Agenda items and order subject to change