Lexington Planning Board Approves 49-Unit Clark Street Condo Project After Parking Debate

Planning Board · Meeting of July 15, 2026

Lexington Planning Board approves 49-unit Clark Street condo project but splits on parking waivers. The board voted 4-0-1 July 15 to approve a major site plan review for a four-story, 49-unit mixed-use condominium at 16 Clark Street, submitted by North Shore Residential Development and reviewed under the town's 2023 MBTA Communities multifamily overlay bylaw. A special permit to allow temporary snow storage in three surface parking spaces, which would have preserved two commercial spots, failed 3-2, with Chair Bob Creech, Vice Chair Melanie Thompson, and Member Michael Schaumbacher in favor and Clerk Tina McBride and Member Lynn Jensen opposed; because a special permit requires four votes, the measure did not pass.

The board then approved a parking waiver granting relief from the 19-space requirement for medical office or restaurant use, accepting 15 on-site commercial spaces, a six-space shortfall, on a 3-1-1 vote. Attorney Mark Vaughan of Rima Bronstein represented the applicant; the Historic District Commission had approved the project July 6. The board also continued a public hearing for a 13-unit proposal at 439 Merritt Road to September 2, citing unresolved groundwater separation, fire access, and waste management plan issues.

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• 16 Clark Street, 49-Unit Multifamily Proposal, Continued Public Hearing
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 15, 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.