42 First Street and 35 Second Street (PB-2026-042)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names may be misheard.
- What: Definitive Site Plan PB-2026-042 for a new single-family home on 35 Second Street, owned by the owner of 42 First Street, with a lot-line change (ANR AN-2026-039) giving it frontage and a driveway on First Street.
- Where it stands: ANR endorsed and site plan approved, both 4-0, on 2026-08-05.
- Next: Conservation Commission filing under the local stormwater ordinance; test pit results before the decision is released.
The proposal
- Engineer: James Tetro (name per captions) of Expedited Engineering, Southborough.
- Site plan review triggered by creating slopes of 15 percent or more; erosion control barrier and matting on slopes steeper than 3:1.
- Drainage: infiltration trenches on both sides of the driveways and a separate roof-runoff structure, designed not to increase flow to abutters.
- Second Street is a private street, a paper street for much of the frontage; the house also has a driveway on Second Street.
Concerns and conditions
- Abutter Harry Cook (per captions) was not opposed but worried about drainage down Second Street, tree removal and construction traffic; the engineer said most construction traffic uses First Street, with tire-cleaning mats on both streets.
- DPW (Leslie Rodriguez): First Street driveway to be perpendicular to the road.
- Staff (Stephen Cary): added trees on the north side, test pit results for the infiltration before the decision is released, and a walkway from the Second Street driveway to the entrance; part of a construction management plan condition was struck as an accidental copy-in.
Discussion time
About 10 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 - Planning Board | 10 |
Log
- 2026-08-05 - Planning Board - ANR 14C endorsed and the site plan approved with staff conditions, 4-0.