Woburn City Council

DATE 05/06/2025
TIME 7:00 pm
LOCATION Council Chamber, Woburn City Hall, Common Street, Woburn, MA, United States
Published:

Meeting Agenda

The following is the Notice of Meeting and, at the time of posting, a listing of topics that the President reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Woburn City Hall, 10 Common Street, Woburn. The order of the matters may be amended at the meeting.

  1. Roll Call.
  2. Reading of Previous Meetings Journal.
  3. Communications from His Honor the Mayor:
    1. Order that $211,079.93 be transferred from Unreserved Fund Balance Acct# 01-356000 to Police Salaries Acct# 0121051-511000.
    2. Order that $425,000.00 be transferred from Unreserved Fund Balance Acct# 01-356000 to Rubbish Removal Acct# 0151552- 529200 for $305,000.00 and to Recycling Acct# 0151552-529500 for $120,000.00.
    3. Order that the sum of $1,796,000.00 be transferred from Fire/BLS Ambulance Acct# 31359-595000 to Fire Regular Salary Acct# 0122051-511000, Fire Overtime Acct# 0122051-513100, Holiday Acct# 0122051-514500, and Apparatus Maintenance Acct# 0122054-544400.
  4. New Petitions:
    1. Petition for new Livery License for Ride with Hayley LLC, 12 Westgate Drive.
    2. Petitions for renewal of Livery Licenses by the following: Boston Express Livery Services Inc., 165 New Boston Street #275; and Checker Cab of Woburn Inc., 827 Main Street.
    3. Petition for renewal of Taxi Cab License for Checker Cab of Woburn Inc. at 827 Main Street.
    4. LJB Badminton Club, LLC for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(17b) to allow for approximately 13,660 sq. ft. expansion of an indoor sports facility for a total of approximately 21,745 sq. ft., at 78 Olympia Avenue.
    5. John W. Egan Co., Inc. for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(57b) to allow for overnight parking of three (3) commercial motor vehicles, and modification of previously issued special permits to update the Site Plan of Record, at 6 Draper Street.
    6. Commonwealth Investment Properties LLC for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(69) and Section 7.3, to allow for the demolition and reconstruction of a new three (3) family dwelling and the extension and alteration of a nonconforming structure, at 1 Richmond Park.
    7. Anand Patel for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(29) and Section 8.2.5, and modification of previously issued special permits, to allow for (1) the replacement of Bob’s Discount Furniture with a Supermarket; (2) the use of approximately 980 sq. ft. for dining and “grab and go” area with kitchen; (3) the reduction of required parking from 302 to 296; and (4) an amended Site Plan of Record, at 112 Commerce Way.
    8. Woburn Housing Authority a special permit under WZO Section 7.3 to allow for the construction over an existing apartment building for an elevator on a nonconforming lot, at 1 Library Place.
  5. Public Hearings:
    1. NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for grant of location to install one new JO pole 191/100A-4 on Mill Street for service to a new apartment building at 57 Mill Street.
    2. Xiumin Yan d/b/a Daisy Body Spa for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(33b) to allow for muscular therapy, at 440 Main Street a/k/a 442 Main Street. (OTP)
    3. 120 Commerce Apartments LLC for a special permit under WZO Sections 23.9 and 13.10 to construct signage at 120 Commerce Way. (OTP)
    4. A&A Window Products Inc. for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(57b) to allow for overnight parking of eight (8) commercial motor vehicles and to modify Special Permit dated December 8, 2005, by amending the Site Plan of Record, at 7 Constitution Way. (OTP)
    5. Treetop Home LLC for a special permit under WZO Section 7.3 to raze a pre-existing nonconforming four-family dwelling and rebuild a new four-story dwelling, at 5 Bennett Street. (Request to withdraw filed)
    6. Tesla, Inc. for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(56) to install three Tesla supercharger cabinets, 12 Tesla charge posts, one utility transformer, one 1600A, 277/480V switchgear, one utility pole, two light poles, two waste bins, and all associated underground conduit routing and site work, at 425 Washington Street. (Request for continuance filed)
    7. Tesla, Inc. for a special permit under WZO Section 5.1(56) to install four Tesla supercharger cabinets, 16 Tesla charge posts, one utility transformer, one 2000A, 480V switchboard, four junction boxes, three light poles, two waste bins, and all associated underground conduit routing and site work, at 300 Mishawum Road. (Request for continuance filed)
    8. NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for grant of location to install approximately 5 feet of conduit in Mishawum Road for service to 300 Mishawum Road.
    9. To determine whether the property located at 4 Maywood Terrace is a nuisance as the term is used in M.G.L. Ch. 139, Section 1.
    10. President Dillon, per request of the Mayor, proposed zoning amendments adding new Section 36, entitled “Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units” and adding (1a) and (1b) to Section 5.1, Table of Use Regulations related to accessory dwelling units.
    11. Councilor Mercer-Bruen and Councilor Demers proposed zoning amendment to Section 11.3 to add that special permit petitions be sent to the Building Commissioner for review and comment.
  6. Unfinished Business from Previous Meetings: None.
  7. Committee Reports:
    1. Petition for renewal of Taxi Cab License for Woburn Cab Company Inc at 100 Ashburton Avenue. (OTP)
  8. Citizen’s Participation: None.
  9. Communications and Reports: None.
  10. Appointments and Elections: None.
  11. Motions, Orders and Resolutions:
    1. Traffic Commission Order to remove handicapped parking sign in front of 48 Beacon Street.
    2. Order to suspend Rule 22 to have committee meetings on May 19, 2025.
    3. Resolve that the Economic Development Manager provide an update on May 19, 2025.

 

Notice of Hearing – WZO Section 11.3 – Special Permits 5-6-2025

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