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LaRusso said the change followed an internal rebranding: “We have gone through a rebranding. We've dropped the global in our name. So it's now FM.” He told the board the request was limited to the street name and that site operations, including the gate, would remain unchanged.

Planning board members asked no substantive questions and noted that town emergency services had reviewed the proposal. The board moved and seconded approval; the name change was approved by voice vote.

The decision is procedural: the board approved the name change on the roadway as presented and recorded the vote in the meeting minutes. No additional conditions were attached to the approval.

The applicant, Foxworth Bridal Estate, will coordinate with town departments to implement the change on official maps and signage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board 10.6.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Norwood Planning Board voted to approve a request by the property owner to shorten the name of a private roadway on the Foxworth Bridal campus from FM Global Way to FM Way.","taxTitle","Town of Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",52806,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6426611,"Planning board approves site-plan modifications for Coakley Middle School; sets conditions for athletic field netting and signage",1999,217000,2216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae&start=217&end=2216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae/thumbnail_217000.jpg","/articles/6426611/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Planning-board-approves-site-plan-modifications-for-Coakley-Middle-School-sets-conditions-for-athletic-field-netting-and-signage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426611-6e39a25bab5fd055a75a193a2738dee6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770983549&Signature=O249vbkb~Q~tzrW2bexeuFuLQUXHIpzvAHO4NcXNCCHtTNckGKXnUrhTUNhWZ~ddQxbdrqM8qZkn8zkJoqX-0P8KWd-H0Quan3hIxaHcVA7mxh4G9-3gTAM-acDSze4GrZcalxaFWbuwP00kjxw9wUls-Sb0ArSJlyqLy-qxaUuNXEoSoGfKm9bkMQuhKMha3mtPtEL-8pGLGDNv2lKwsIBYFqqwF8ZlQ1-eOBAs~i9z5rY-g6evMpW7qaJAeUQlZ0O97noH1H~aY55vDwB5yKaF0QiEqzO8pz22ahrr8G1K5uvUAf3cUzKGt4U1xOFkA271SeiVC6817O7ktiRTfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwood Planning Board on Oct. 1 approved a continued site-plan modification for Coakley Middle School, 315 Washington St., clearing a set of construction changes and attaching two timing conditions for the school’s new athletic fields.

Anissa Ellis, a project representative from engineering firm Vertex, reviewed a spreadsheet of changes submitted to the planning department. The revisions she summarized included adding ADA parking spaces near the Little League field, installing a timber guardrail and granite curbing at the rear driveway, minor asphalt pads around fire hydrants per the fire department’s request, relocation and enclosure of compactors and dumpsters, and revisions to the Washington Street crosswalk to align new ramps and warning surfaces.

Ellis said plantings around the north end of the building and near the new fields have been changed to native species and that a landscape architect will report monthly on plantings. She also described work to add a walking path at field level, noting that the path’s exact alignment remained under discussion and could shift toward the brook to make room at the slope toe.

Board members and engineering staff discussed slope stability for a grassy embankment behind the field. Gary (civil engineer, name given in the record) said vegetated slopes are typically acceptable to a 3:1 horizontal-to-vertical ratio (about 33.3 percent); steeper slopes can be stabilized to 2.5:1 with soil stabilization measures. He recommended seed mixes with deeper root bases if the slope required vegetative stabilization rather than shrubs or structures.

Public speakers raised several concerns and questions during the hearing: Jim Kerker asked whether planting lists and nursery sources would be local; the applicant said the planting schedule is included in submitted paperwork and the project team would follow up on nursery sourcing. Cheryl Doyle questioned chain-link fencing on a retaining wall and recommended adding top and bottom rails for durability; project staff said they would investigate and report back.

The board considered two recommended conditions proposed by planning staff: installation of netting behind both goalposts to protect sidewalks and roadways from errant balls, and installation of required no-parking signage around the rear driveway. Planning staff recommended netting be installed “prior to first use of the field” or within 60 days of the hearing, and signage to be installed within 15 days. The board voted to approve the site-plan modification with those conditions.

Motion and vote: A board member moved approval, Joe (board member) seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote. The planning board’s decision notes that netting must be installed before the field is placed into use (or within 60 days of the hearing) and that the no-parking signage must be installed within 15 days of the hearing. The record also notes the project team removed several parking spaces at the request of the fire department to preserve turning space for emergency vehicles and that additional ADA-accessible spaces were added where required.

The applicant will provide updated plans and follow up with planning staff on the outstanding items (fence details, compactor enclosures, and any final walking-path alignment).","The Planning Board approved a set of site-plan modifications for Coakley Middle School that include guardrails, new ADA parking, relocated dumpsters/compactors, revised crosswalks, and a condition requiring netting behind field goalposts and new no-parking signage.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6426599,"Planning board approves major-project permit and site plan for Norwood Commerce Center with use caps and multiple waivers",4311,2225000,6536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae&start=2225&end=6536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae/thumbnail_2225000.jpg","/articles/6426599/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Planning-board-approves-major-project-permit-and-site-plan-for-Norwood-Commerce-Center-with-use-caps-and-multiple-waivers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426599-23908192f786d275a20b4277b6de2345/orig.mp4?Expires=1770983549&Signature=UUhCy~dplKIw2jQGC3KZFOEBkqbKVRG9ZZIpUXmgiUWlENqECpF2ahpKgj903AtHf-PcCUg94sIH3wUJD7iGfxXOE5cWyaEpOaLT11b3BbQ9zxGw6OOZEAr7p7oXZVulcJtueq-edufnZ55-hOKQxGUinT1hFe0pvNqncoiSNKO9d-nr1o6bYZcQNtZuKVPh7s280kP5LbctVlykK9M6NJJE~XyNNfJO5Yd5iqj151bqnQm4he~fUTJVls9IBwMUMjiCQ7xarDRUghQ1K-zbkoyD2a1kV3UvwgbcFw2GhyUqSPuwHakzYPBOR90eBz~DClPCF1Owu0FERbN0jpKUug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwood Planning Board on Oct. 1 granted site-plan approval and a major-project special permit for the Norwood Commerce Center, a long-running industrial/commercial complex on Endicott Street, subject to use limits, landscaping requirements and multiple design waivers.

Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing Norwood Commerce Center Limited Partnership, told the board the ownership submitted two memos outlining proposed permitted uses and parking calculations. Hearn said the application proposed maximum square-footage caps by use category so tenants would not have to seek separate zoning relief for routine changes in tenancy. He described categories including retail, studios/offices/service establishments, public assembly and a food-processing category.

Hearn reported updates to the plans filed with the planning department: a corrected places-of-public-assembly parking calculation (81 spaces instead of an earlier, erroneous 19), snow-storage areas kept at least 50 feet from Haws Brook per conservation requirements, and removal of 12 parking spaces after consultation with the fire department to allow truck turning and emergency access. He said total proposed parking was 438 spaces on the revised plan; the applicant said these were largely reorganizations of existing paved areas rather than all-new spaces.

Engineering and landscape consultants described changes requested by staff and the conservation agent. Susan Spratt of Mackenzie Engineering pointed to a revised crosswalk, upgraded ADA ramp at the Endicott Street entrance, new landscape buffer along Endicott Street, and snow-storage locations set away from Haws Brook. Michael Radner of High Point Engineering described added trees and island plantings and a revised planting table; the team said plant sizes meet town standards and conservation replacement plantings were included.

Board members questioned how specific uses such as restaurants, microbreweries or food-processing businesses would be handled. Hearn said the application did not seek to authorize drive-throughs and that alcohol licensing and hours of operation would continue to require separate approval from the Board of Selectmen. The board discussed whether to single out alcohol-serving restaurants for further review; members were reassured that such uses also require licensing and health-department approvals.

The board voted to waive certain site-plan submission requirements (architectural plans and a traffic-impact analysis) under its waiver authority, approved several design waivers (including parking-schedule minimums and certain landscape-planting rules), and approved the site plan and major-project special permit. The approvals were made subject to a list of conditions included in planning staff’s memo and the additional waiver to allow some parking stall depths to be 18 feet rather than the standard 18½ feet for a specific northwest area of the site (about 70 spaces).

Public speakers urged sensitivity to neighbors, protection of Hawes Brook, and attention to circulation and safety; one neighbor expressed concern about potential smells or tall processing equipment associated with unspecified “food processing” uses and asked the owners to consider the neighborhood impact. Ownership representatives emphasized they planned modest, small-scale food-production uses (bottling, canning or small-batch processing) and said they would avoid large industrial smokestacks and would work with the conservation agent on riverbank restoration.

Motions and votes: The board first approved a set of waiver requests by voice vote, then approved the site-plan application (dated 09/29/2025) and finally approved the major-project special permit, each motion including the same set of conditions listed in planning staff’s recommendation. Each motion passed by voice vote; the applicant must comply with conditions and obtain applicable state and local permits (building, health, conservation) prior to occupancy or use changes requiring those permits.

The approvals include specific practical items: revised crosswalk and ADA ramp at Endicott Street, snow-storage locations outside the 50-foot conservation buffer, removal and relocation of certain parking spaces to preserve fire-department access, added landscape islands and replacement plantings requested by the conservation agent, and a condition authorizing a limited waiver of stall depth for a defined northwest area of the site.","The board approved a major-project special permit and site plan for the Norwood Commerce Center, accepting several waivers and placing square-footage caps on certain retail and assembly uses; the decision included landscaping and parking adjustments and removed 12 parking spaces at the fire department’s request.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6426593,"Board OKs minor modification at 699 Washington Street, adds condition that new windows match existing character",1910,6565000,8475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae&start=6565&end=8475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905434-9b8ffac93d66d23233532aeb5a554dae/thumbnail_6565000.jpg","/articles/6426593/Town-of-Norwood/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Board-OKs-minor-modification-at-699-Washington-Street-adds-condition-that-new-windows-match-existing-character","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426593-56ade5391b9f1935379d19937f7fd55b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770983549&Signature=f8s9BqEpSiEHFo7C3N-WmUM1SWGOMe3n3wSZyPE0-XMxZaCcVkQUp8uRPUT0Q7L-d58zrdIwP5u9oHvT~DcGNTs68JVtL62HMxTxvHKjcV1rg-nXI0VpGMB82IicrlPYcnI~L45FPsM3q73ruPQrfXa1bEnhhnvGVp3OkcW9xEmohrW-FLodSP387HWrYRPTh94btS5qJDYRF39gHKaNyZ~Fk3YtEiAEVD3mw8HY5sq7o2FAsgfc~LihAlrkNufdOSbm~YezMpa2kF8gIQdlLRLtEHnEIyLMl6Gul9fKWQxTa~pGSfqesUq7AIQeTRJc4uR6oJNbZxi1JhHyIUwNDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwood Planning Board voted Oct. 1 to approve a minor modification to an earlier site plan for 699 Washington St., allowing the owner to add three windows, reconfigure a portion of basement commercial space and convert two interior units so the property will contain seven two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit.

Sean Murphy, representing owner James Murphy, said the changes were driven by interior rework discovered during demolition and by a desire to add a mezzanine loft in one unit where the ceiling is particularly tall. Murphy said the revisions will increase the building’s total bedroom count from 13 to 15 and will require one additional required parking space under downtown overlay calculations; the applicant has 16 on-site spaces and uses adjacent on-street spaces consistent with central-business-district rules.

The board reviewed parking, circulation and the addition of the windows. Members asked about where residential spaces would be designated in the lot, how tenant and visitor parking would be managed, and whether any municipal lots would be used; applicant representatives said residential parking would be served on-site and by on-street spaces adjacent to the building, and no municipal lot use was planned.

Board members also pressed for architectural consistency. One member asked that new and replacement windows match the existing windows’ scale, material and visual detailing. The applicant agreed; the board adopted a condition that the new windows “match existing windows upon replacement to the extent reasonably possible,” and said the building commissioner would review final product details and compliance with the condition.

The board recorded the minor modification and instructed staff to include the window-matching language in the project file and permit notes. No additional changes to parking or the approved site plan were required beyond the recorded conversion of interior unit types and the one additional bedroom-related parking calculation.","The Planning Board approved a modification to a previously approved conversion at 699 Washington St. that adds three windows and reconfigures basement space and bedrooms; approval includes a condition that replacement and new windows match the building’s existing window character to the extent reasonably possible.","actionData","errors"]

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