Pittsfield Board Subdivision Approval Not Needed for Housing Project
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —The Community Development Board determined that subdivision approval is not required for two new residential lots on a 56-acre parcel at West Street and Gale Avenue.
The applicant West Gale LLC intends to build two residential homes on 27 acres of the parcel that has frontage on West Street. Construction is planned to take up only a small percentage of the properties.
The request states that lots meet proper zoning requirements, with one and two complying with R-43 zoning requirements and the remaining land complying with R-20 zoning requirements. The two lots are subject to special permit approval, which was granted earlier this year.
In February, the board OKed a special permit to extend Gale Avenue for access to the lots that will each contain a single-family home.
The next step was to secure environmental permitting, which was granted early this month.
There is no construction proposed in the buffer zones or wetlands and the applicant assured the board that there was a suitable distance between the two when residents expressed concern at the special permit hearing.
"The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife approved the (Massachusettes Endangered Species Act) application and issued an approval letter on October 5, 2022," Land Surveyer James Seidl reported.
The property is located on the north side of Gale Avenue and the south side of West Street adjacent to Berkshire Community College.
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