Where

Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber

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What was decided

Approved site plans and special permits for several projects, including a six-story mixed-use building at 216 & 221 Chandler Street. Required a peer review for 1 & 3 Suburban Road and continued that item. Granted postponements for 6 Woburn Street and 256 & 262 Sunderland Road.

Decisions recorded

• Granted the requested postponements, including 6 Woburn Street and 256 & 262 Sunderland Road, by a 3-0 vote. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Required a peer review for the Definitive Site Plan and More Than One Building on a Lot applications for 1-3 Suburban Road, by a 3-0 vote. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued the 1 & 3 Suburban Road item, by a 3-0 vote; the vote wording refers to continuing the October 28, 2026 meeting. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Definitive Site Plan for 114 Lincoln Street, subject to staff recommended conditions of approval, by a 3-0 vote. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Parking Plan for 79 Pullman Street, subject to staff recommended conditions as modified during the discussion, by a 3-0 vote. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Definitive Site Plan for 104 Eastern Avenue, subject to staff recommended conditions of approval, by a 3-0 vote. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Definitive “Frontage” Subdivision Plan for 69 Orient Street, subject to staff recommended conditions of approval, by a 3-0 vote.
• Approved the Definitive Site Plan for 114 Austin Street, subject to staff recommended conditions as modified during the discussion, by a 3-0 vote. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Special Permits for 216 & 221 Chandler Street, subject to staff recommended conditions of approval, by a 4-0 vote. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Definitive Site Plan for 216 & 221 Chandler Street, subject to staff recommended conditions of approval, by a 3-0 vote.
• Endorsed Approval Not Required plans 10 a, d, and e (AN-2026-034 is excluded; endorsed AN-2026-047 and AN-2026-048 with 10 a) by a 3-0 vote. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 468 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

special permit

Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.

ZBA

Zoning Board of Appeals.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Worcester calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Worcester Publick on October 27, 2026.