Planning Board – Sep 10, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Where: Not listed on the city's Agenda Center
Time: Not listed

What was decided

The board approved Site Plan Review and a Special Permit for a 43-unit conversion at 131 Davidson Street with conditions. It approved Site Plan Review for a four-unit duplex development at 70 Stromquist Avenue with conditions. The board continued the 123 University Avenue mixed-use proposal to October 5th and voted to make no recommendation on a zoning amendment to extend curbcut limits.

Decisions recorded

Continued the 8/17/2026 minutes approval to the 9/24 meeting, 3-0. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Continued the Site Plan Review and Special Permit for 123 University Avenue to the October 5th Planning Board meeting, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the Site Plan Review for 131 Davidson Street with six conditions, 3-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the Special Permit for 131 Davidson Street with six conditions, 3-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the Site Plan Review for 70 Stromquist Avenue with eight conditions, 3-0. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Voted to make no recommendation on the zoning amendment to extend the maximum curbcut from 15 ft to 20 ft in the TSF, TTF, and USF districts, 3-0. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 380 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 12, 2026.

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Terms used here

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.
M.G.L.: Massachusetts General Laws, the state's laws.
special permit: Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.
variance: Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.
ZBA: Zoning Board of Appeals.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lowell's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lowell Publick on October 12, 2026.