Planning Board endorses lot division at 18-20 Cutler Street
Planning Board · Meeting of January 20, 2026
BEDFORD — Planning Board unanimously endorses lot division at 18-20 Cutler Street. The board approved an Approval Not Required plan to split an existing parcel into two residential lots, with lot 20 taking access via a paper street (unbuilt portions of Otis and Central Avenue) and Railroad Avenue; lot 18 retains Cutler Street frontage. Planning Director Tony Fields confirmed compliance with subdivision law.
The Board also spent substantial time debating a draft Chapter 40Y overlay zoning bylaw for 49 Elm Street that would enable a nine-unit starter home development at a density of 10 units per acre, with maximum height capped at 2 stories and 30 feet; members remained divided on parking minimums and discretionary waiver provisions and invited proponents to return January 27. A potential home rule petition for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing generated general interest but no action.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of January 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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