9 Dalton Street
At a glance
- What: Notice of Intent CC-2026-048 by Amanda Russo-Folco for a residential building at 9 Dalton Street, under the City ordinance only.
- Where it stands: resolved. Order of Conditions issued 3-0 on 2026-08-24.
- Next: none recorded. The Planning Board had approved the definitive site plan 4-0 on 2026-08-05, before the Conservation order.
The proposal
- Agenda: two-story building; the engineer described a five-unit multifamily, with driveway, utilities and stormwater.
- Kevin Quinn of Quinn Engineering presented.
- Staff's main concern was groundwater near the underground infiltration chambers possibly seeping into the City drainage system.
Planning Board and zoning (2026-08-05)
- Five units: owner's duplex unit on the left, two rental units on the right, two units over a garage at the rear; ZBA special permit reduced parking from 10 spaces to nine.
- Site plan approved 4-0 with staff conditions minus the concrete driveway, photometric and two architectural items.
Decision and conditions
- The engineer said seasonal high groundwater sits below the chamber bottom; the Commission chose not to require a liner. The engineer offered a 40-mil plastic liner but said it would cut recharge; commissioners were roughly 50/50 and staff had no concern if the system still worked.
- Special conditions cover stormwater maintenance, infiltration unit inspection, certification, wood removal, dust, dewatering, cement truck washing, and sand and salt.
Discussion time
About 12 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 - Planning Board | 12 |
Log
- 2026-08-24 - Conservation Commission - Hearing closed and Order of Conditions issued, 3-0; no liner required for the infiltration unit.
- 2026-08-05 - Planning Board - Definitive site plan approved 4-0 for the five-unit building (attorney Todd Broer for Cozy Corner LLC; engineer from Quinn Engineering). Applicant won deletion of conditions on a full concrete driveway and the photometric revision (a street light covers the corner), and, to avoid duplicating the ZBA decision, the architectural conditions B and C; DPW wanted a concrete sidewalk with granite curb.
- 2026-08-03 - Conservation Commission - Postponed to August 24 at the applicant or staff request (deadline extended to Sept 15); no discussion. Listed on the agenda.