Board approves Seventh Avenue subdivision with 4 conditions

Planning Board · Meeting of October 19, 2026

LOWELL — The Lowell Planning Board unanimously approved a definitive subdivision at 80 Seventh Avenue, splitting a 30,500-square-foot lot so applicant Michael Brown's son can build a new single-family home. Attorney Kenneth Lania of Cornerstone Land Associates represented the application, which included a Zoning Board of Appeals variance for 25 feet of frontage on the new rear lot. The board attached four conditions covering private ownership of a shared sewer line, a written management plan, a recorded utility easement, and a driveway access-and-maintenance easement.

No abutters appeared in opposition; Corey Belanger told the board the neighboring Jusam family was "more than satisfied" after months of coordination on buffers and fencing. Board members also discussed a pending November 3 state measure allowing 5,000-square-foot by-right lots and noted current law already permits accessory dwelling units on similarly sized single-family lots without board review.

In the full story:

• Minutes Approval
• Definitive Subdivision, 80 Seventh Avenue
• Other Business: Rourke Bridge and State Zoning Reform
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,768 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.