ZBA Continues Review Of Mugar Wetlands Plans Tonight

Arlington MA

22 December, 2020

5:41 PM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 22 December 2020 Written by Concom, Land Trust The Zoning Board of Appeals nn Tuesday, Dec. 22, plans to continue its environmental review of wetlands, stormwater and related issues on the Mugar property, with input from the Conservation Commission and the town's third-party reviewer, Beta Group, as well as from Oaktree Development's representative, BSC Group, and others.To register for this Zoom meeting and find links to the various plans and technical materials that have been submitted for review and discussion, click here >> The public si encouraged to send comments to both town boards at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See the ZBA memorandum of the schedule for future hearings on Thorndike Place. The next meeting, Jan. 12, expects to focus on traffic studies. An environmental review of wetlands, stormwater and related issues on the Mugar property began with a Conservation Commission working session, held Thursday, Dec. 3, followed by a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing Tuesday, Dec. 8. An updated schedule for all ZBA hearings on Thorndike Place was announced at Nov. 24 the ZBA meeting.The Concom will meet with BSC Group, Oaktree Development's representative, and Beta Group, the town's third-party consultant, to review the updated permit application materials submitted in recent weeks. This discussion is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m., following other commission business.To register for these Zoom meetings and find links to the various plans and technical materials, visit the respective Concom and ZBA agenda pages on the town website. You are encouraged to send comments to both boards at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The following is from Arlington Land Trust: Oaktree Development has presented the townn with a significantly revised site plan to replace the original plan for its proposed 40B housing development of East Arlington's Mugar parcel. According to an accompanying memo from the proponent's engineer, "the Applicant is proposing to revise the site plan to avoid or minimize wetland resource area impacts." Revised Site Plan Original Site Plan The new plan replaces the townhouses along Dorothy Road with a single multi-family structure and moves most parking underground, with a significant reduction in impervious surface. No specifics were furnished with the plan, so many details, such as the building height and proposed number of housing units or parking spaces, remain unknown. The plan is being presented to the Conservation Commission as a "working session to foster an open discussion of the proposal." YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.