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Town of North. Andover H07 Dr C 10 PH 3- 332
Office of the Planning Department
Community Development and Services Diviq
1600 Osgood Stn2ot
North Andover, m assachtuset Is 01845
NOTICE OF DEUSION
(Determination Request- Repefifive Petition)
Date of Decision: Decemhcr 4,20117
,Application of, Ldgewoo.d Retirement Community, inc.,
575 Osgood Sti-eet, log Main Street, North Andowr, MA 01845
Premhes Affected. 1575 Osgood Street, North Andovel-, MA 01845
Map 36, Pa r0cls 3, 17, 18, & 19.
HISTORY AND RA_CKGROUND
OnSeptcmber 17, 2007, Zoning Boaid of Appeal s voted to deny the Edge-wood Refi remcn t
Conununi ty,Inc. et a] CT d gewood RetireTafmt") for an application seeking a dine -nsional
Variance from the I 00-foot bul%- surroallding the, con&ui11g Care Rctiyv met1t Cente-r. Tilt-,
motion. from the'Zon i ng Board of Appeals to gTant the di ensi onal Valiance from the I 00-fool
buffi-r surroundip
9 the, Continuing Care, retirement Ceiltor failed to edify with tfurec membcr�
voting in favor mid two mcn-ibt!rs opposed.
On or about October 11, 2007,the Applicant, Ldgewood Retireratnt, filed an applicatiola for
Special Permit with the Zoning Board of Appeals to (1) altexh-eha bif itate for residential use the
"Milk Barn", a Pre-�'x'sting, non-cOnfOrm ilig structure located with hi the I 00-foot setback
PC,riMeWTof thn, Continuing Care Rtutirement Facility and (2) a determination that the prqposcd
changes, i,,xWnsions, or a1wrations of said pre-existing, 110n-M)fonnhig structure, shall not he
substantially more detri merp W thou the C-xi sfi ng confornii ng to be, the
neighborhood,
FfND1!Q,S OF FACF
The October 11,2007 ZRA Application (unlike the previously requested Variances) Shows 2 less
milts, show 13 units being Rcon H gured to avoid any Variances being needed, and contains
i�queMS only for ZBA relief in the f0fM of a Special Permit aud/or a Finding to alter/rehabilitate
the existing Milk Barn, a pieexj tj jig non-conforming structure which lees with 3,T,the 100,
setback perimew,
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157 5 Osgood Street_ Noi-th Andover. MA 01845
Map 36, Parcels 3, 17, 18,& 19.
Repetitive Petition— ReYLwd Spccial 11cmdt AppIiva€urk
December 4,2007
1n am)rciarice, witli Massach.tisetls GeneraI Diw o. 40A § 16 and Section 10.8 of die Ncm-th
Andover Bylaw, the North Andover Planning Hoard hereby confirms that the. [�cAoN r 11, 2007
Application nude to the Worth Andovcr Zoning Board cif'Appeals by Edgewood l etirenient
Cotrismunity, lne. et a] ("Edgewood Refii-e -rent") cues not represent a so-called "l epctitive
Pot€tion". On December 4, 2007, the P)annijig Board voted unanimousIy to confirm that the iv-
designvcd plans �;uhinitted by Edge,,vood Refirement to the 1North Andovcia Zoning Board of
Appeals are, in the opinion of the Planning Board. substantially diHeren€ a n several material
respects from the plans previously submitted to the North Audover Zoning Board of Appcals
w1mi Variances wcre requcsted loi, Yoning relief from the 100' Perimeter Setback called for
undcr }Forth Andover 7oniug Bylaw. Section 13 Continuing Care l etiro ct}t C:entcr.
Accordingly, l dgewood Rctiremcnt Community, Inc. niz iy pruc:eed with the Special Pfmuit
application with the Zoning Board (O'Appeals in accoWance with Section 10.8 of the }North
Andover Zoning Bylaw,
Town of North Andover
Planning Dtspailmer,t
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North Anel#�vcr Plarerting Board
Richard 1Nardella, C haimian
John Simon,,, Vice Chairman
Alberto Angles, Clerk
Jennifer Kusek
Tim Scibeit, Alternate
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