The Fall River Planning Board convened on September 10, 2025, for a meeting that included a roll call and a review of public input policies. The primary agenda item was an application for endorsement of a plan for 1300 Newhall Street, owned by Roger Gamash, file number 25-1638. This plan proposed the subdivision of registered land to create one new conforming lot, while retaining the existing single-family home on a separate conforming lot. Assistant Planner Chris Levette explained the details, noting the plan met zoning requirements with an 80-foot frontage and over 8,000 square feet for lot two. After a brief discussion, the board, with members Gloria Pacico, Beth Andre, and John Ferrer present, unanimously approved the application. Following this, the board moved to approve the minutes from its August 13th meeting. With only three members present who had attended the previous meeting (Mario Luciola and Mike Faras were absent), the minutes were also unanimously approved. The meeting concluded without any citizen input, and the board voted unanimously to adjourn.
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All right. I can welcome everyone to the September Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 uh planning board meeting of Fall River to the open meeting law. Any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any media. Attendees are therefore advised as such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those
0:26present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. The city charter section n 9-18 mandates that all municipal uh member bodies develop and adopt rules or policy for public input. We have adopted such a policy which in short provides for citizen input on planning board specific matters at the end of the meetings.
0:48There's a signup sheet that is located in the back of the room. We're going to do a roll call. Craig uh Salvador is with us. Um, Courtney Pereira, the planning clerk, is with us. Chris Levette is assistant planner is also with us. On the board, we have Gloria Pacico present.
1:11Beth Andre present.
1:14Mario Luciola is not present. Mike Faras is not present as well. And I, John Ferrer, am somewhat present.
1:24Uh we have one item on the agenda for tonight for May. Application for endorsement of plan believed not to require approval in our plan of land.
1:35File number 25-1638 owner applicant Roger Gamash property location 1300 Newh Hall Street. Assesses map D-10 lot 0015.
1:48What do you got on this Chris?
1:51This is a subdivision of registered land. This plan will be sent back to the land court and redrawn after it leaves um after it leaves this meeting. This plan is creating one new conforming lot and leaving the existing single family home on a separate conforming lot.
2:14That's about it. Standard for A.
2:16So lot two, they're breaking off lot one. Correct. Is there any reason why they didn't uh go with a little more with 100 for the front edge instead of 80?
2:28Could not tell you that.
2:29No. Okay. I was just curious cuz they got 177. I just figured it'd be I think it meets the zoning rag. So, they probably just did the minimum required.
2:37I needed the one question.
2:39I'm going to ask one.
2:40Okay. Uh any questions by the board members?
2:42I do.
2:42Oh, yeah.
2:43Um I see on lot two. It has the 80 foot frontage. It does. I don't Oh, it's 13208 for the side. 131. Okay, now I see it because we like that stipulated. And it does have the uh over 8,000 square feet on the lot. So, it's fine.
3:01Beth, any questions?
3:03Do I have a motion to approve?
3:06Motion to approve the uh approved by Gloria. Second by Beth. All in favor?
3:14I I And I vote I yes as well. We have uh approval of the minutes of the August 13th meeting. We were all present.
3:23Everyone uh take a peek at them.
3:27It was our last meeting.
3:30Mario was the only one that was absent.
3:32So, the three of us can uh can vote on approving this.
3:36Do I have a motion to approve the minutes?
3:39By Beth.
3:40I second the motion.
3:41Second by Gloria.
3:43All in favor? I I go as well.
3:47Uh, no citizens input.
3:50Do I have a motion to adjurnn?
3:53Motion to adjurnn.
3:54I second the motion for Beth and then Gloria. All in favor? I.
3:59And I vote I as well. Good night everyone. Too late.