Site PlanUnder review72 Hawthorne Drive, Lot 24-3-3

72 Hawthorne Drive assisted living facility concept

Bedford

Description

A revived 2014 plan for a 66-unit assisted living facility faces a town-wide zoning ban on such uses; the applicant wants a two-step review starting with a use waiver backed by EMS data, and the board is skeptical.

Impact summary

Faces a steep climb — board members called the waiver a big ask and want fire/EMS buy-in before supporting it.

Applicant

Name: Arbors Funding Corp. (Benchmark Senior Living)
Address: 72 Hawthorne Drive, Lot 24-3-3See this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 5, 2026

Planning Board - Oct 5, 2026

Conceptual review of a revived 2014 plan; the applicant must first overcome a town-wide zoning ban on assisted living via a use waiver backed by EMS data.

Related issues (1)

Town-wide prohibition on assisted living facilities

A town-wide zoning amendment bans assisted living facilities; the Hawthorne Drive applicant wants a waiver, citing fair-housing concerns and EMS call-volume data it plans to present.

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