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October 14, 2014 A- rrekstrom
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P.c: Edgewood Retirement Com-munitY os oocl Slxotm. rpropedyn
Dear My. Brown:
Our firm represents Edgewowl Maimment Community ("Edgewood") and
e have been asked to reach caul, (co y oii in connection witli Edgewood's ) roposet.1
Tonovation of thy, Prope)ly, which would add roughly 2,645) scicial-e fe(A of grw3s
fl 0oI, ,11'0,1 W f,he e i Sting structure located at 57) Osgood 9 tj-eef:, a more
1)f�r1,ic.uIaily shown on the enclosed plaj)_
By way of backgrouo)tl, 1)Lor u ant to a ,[Notice of Decision of the No rth
Anclover Planning Roared 'PlxKnnIng Board") dated 0 etobcr 5, 11381) (thy
"1989 Decisior�"}, the Plannin g Board approved the Site Plan PA,vipw Spocifol
pelm1it for tilt collcltrU(,1.ir.on of a Co-nUnTung Care Reti_einent Centoj� 011
January 115, 2008, 1)ur,,,qua , w a Notice of Decision of the Plai ning Bo2rd dlt tecl
J a n a,- Ffy 15, 2008 (the "2008 1)ecisiOn" and together w it]i did 1989 Dec`.i€;i*ri,
colloctively r�:ferivd W herein as, the "Decisions" , tho Plakitiia g 11oard fxX 1wUve-d
a Site Plan RoVie%V w- a Pex•mA authorizing, among othey Chiiigs, l'dgowoc:od
to add twenty-two ( 2) fill jAPd and single family cottage style units to tha
already existing 21.) tit)i : ;, brir glu g the total number of units onsitc to 244. Th-
Dedsions. Yequif e that all c n Aruction Prev] approved must conform to the
previouslyapp rove d plaoia end epec;ifications and that ally changes inust r crive
prior written approval of f:h+, '1'owrk Pjanner.
It is oLi r u oi(IPi'sl.anding that, pursuant toSection 8.'3( )(fa)(ii) o F Town
of NorCh Art{lc ver Zoni-ngBy-Laws (the "By-Laws"), b e c awc;v tlic coiiY itruc€ion of
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i1�lr. (a01•ald Brown
lnsp}�acv of Buildings
October 14, 2014
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the 1)rop«s(-.,d addition wr uId sulC. in the addition of more than 2,000 square
feet of gi, ors floor area to ?in t,xxr;6—ng structure, S iu, PIaK i review by thc PLaoining
Board i4 re.(I uIred. Not%,vi1;hatand ng the foyogoiix g, we 1)elieve that the �)ddi6on
"will iiol: have a si aific.)nf, Impact both witltioi J-ke site and in relation to
adjacent, propertics aril A.i-eets on pedestrian �md ve.hicular traffic; 3)Liblit;
,services anti I xi frastruct u rp, (.-Nnvivonmenta1, uriigLie and historic resolit���;
abutting properties; and commundy needs." As -,Ludi, oii y client will lap
requesting -a waiver of Sits Plan Review pun: mn1. W Section 8.3( )(c:) of the By-
Laws.
Assuming; the waiver r•,(Iuest is granted by I,lie Planning Bnfit'c1, 1.11e
pi-opused mmovation of the Pmperly wilt not i-equire, any additiojml Town Board
approvals_
T(you havo -,iny questions, 1)1ease do not hesitIU, l.o ccntact mc_
very I,ruly yours,
4p�wa-;J-7�—
Paul A. Hedstrom
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Mr. Matthewli p
To wwwun Planner
North Andlover Planning Board
1600 Osgood Street
Nortla andove,.MA 0 184
RE. Edgewood Retirement Community
Dear Matthew::
Asa follow up to the inl'orrrnal interdepartmental review mecting field inn October,er, l aurn
subn,iittinn , au site p lauan s;h ets p and 2 dated November 13, 2014 shin winng.the p rop ostd a diditiunun"
to the existing Ctub, House unildiung at (lie Ridgewood ke irennn not Comniunity, The proposed
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additions consist of"the following:
1.409 sf addition to the eaa t guide of this main building ennt a ncle
962 sfaddit:ion to (hio west :side of the nnnuainn.lnjuuilulian ,entrance
,.4 ,sfaudditiuwun tag the Wellniess (,enter located at the northwest c;aur er fthe Ch.1,b
11ouse building.
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The total square lbotage of the proposed additions is 2,413 f which exceeds the thrash led for
;situ^ plan review f 2,000, spw* pursuant to section 3. .aa»i (al"the Notrt:ln Andover Zoning Bylzw.
On beha l"of`Flit Edgewood Retirement Cotmmunity we a.re requesting waiver to site plan
reviewas provided far by se tionn . . ..Q I'm (lie rol lowing reasons.
L The purpose of the proposed additions is to provide additional spnaajrre lioa`the operation of
the exi thag programs taking place at the Fdgewood Retirement C nnuunuu n ty� No increase
in staffing or resident level: ant the facility is requuire,61 or prabgaansed. As such.there is, 11(11
increa,e the intensity of cruses on the site including dims. nno nieed luau•additional parking.
. Onn sheet 2 a)f the enclosed plans we:have included an-unpervious,cuuw rage a,utnun aty—
ltho ugh tinge will be as not increase 42,p4 sl°anf imperious s area, there will not be any,
impact t o:nn the exisling drainage systeni,or sits hydrology. All the proposed aualdido n.;are
withinn the saiiie 22.1 aore, ww at rsln d and as such inipauct only 1/4 f t% of the water shied
arc a, This,nnniunuute per,Qtmtage of increase in iunnp) a viu.wi area is quo asmal.1 that it will mauve
absoluut ly no impact on tin, a„ite generated runoff.
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plc,raSe(Ira,nnoll lne v(ate to cull of there ar•c any questions or r ifa n dcclitionaI 'infofrnnratio n L
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March blatida Associates, L.R.
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