Board approves comprehensive permit for residential development with conditions
Zoning board approved comprehensive permit for residential development 4-1. Chair John Sergi, Vice Chair Mark A. Hickernell, Clerk Matthew Deveaux, and Board Member Stephen Taranto voted yes; Glenna Gelineau voted no on Comprehensive Permit Case 2025-23.
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of June 2, 2026
WALTHAM — Zoning board approved comprehensive permit for residential development 4-1. Chair John Sergi, Vice Chair Mark A. Hickernell, Clerk Matthew Deveaux, and Board Member Stephen Taranto voted yes; Glenna Gelineau voted no on Comprehensive Permit Case 2025-23.
The decision requires a $2 million mitigation payment for sewer and sidewalk improvements on Totten Pond Road, pressurized stairwells and 24-foot fire access lanes, and affordable housing units at sixty percent of area median income. Deputy Chief Richard Grant of the Waltham Fire Prevention Bureau confirmed the department's support for the fire safety provisions.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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