Serving Norwood, MA
Paver and asphalt driveways, patios, pool decks and walkways for Norwood’s compact lots, planned around the town’s open space and wetlands rules.
Norwood packs about 31,000 people into ten and a half square miles along the Neponset River. House lots in the single-residence districts run from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet, so there is rarely space to waste. The projects that work here use every part of the yard on purpose: a driveway that parks two cars properly, a patio sized to the furniture, a walkway that replaces a worn path.
CJ Pickering Enterprises comes up from South Easton to build paver driveways, patios, pool decks and walkways and steps in Norwood, and to pave asphalt driveways and commercial lots.
Norwood’s single-residence districts allow 25 percent lot coverage and require 25 percent open space. Coverage counts structures only. Open space is where hard surface matters: paving reduces it, unless the paved area is for recreation, and a swimming pool does not reduce it at all.
So on a tight lot, a larger driveway and a larger patio both draw on the same allowance. We total up what is paved now before proposing more.
A pool has to sit at least 7.5 feet from the side and rear lot lines and 30 feet from any street line. Norwood requires a fence or wall at least five feet tall around every outdoor pool, with gates that close and latch themselves.
The Building Department asks for a building permit for any pool two feet deep or more, a wiring permit and a certified plot plan. Applications are filed through the town’s online portal.
Norwood’s wetlands regulations, revised in 2025, divide the buffer in three. The first 25 feet stays undisturbed. From 25 to 50 feet is a No Build Area, where porches, decks and sheds are not allowed and driveways and landscaping are at the Commission’s discretion. Out to 100 feet, no more than half the tree cover may be removed.
A large share of the Fowl Meadow wetlands lies in Norwood, along with the Neponset and its brooks. The Conservation Commission can tell you whether your lot is affected.
Since spring 2025, a project that disturbs between 5,000 square feet and half an acre gets an administrative stormwater review from the Engineering Department, and anything larger needs a Land Disturbance Permit.
A driveway replacement on its own is well under that. A full backyard rebuild with a pool, patio and regrading can cross it, so we measure the disturbed area early.
Town rules change. We last checked these against Norwood’s own pages in October 2026, so confirm with the town before you build.
Westwood, MAA Westwood backyard connects a paver patio, spa-side bar, and lounge area with a curved walkway and a separate fire-pit garden framed by planting beds.
North Easton, MAA North Easton paver driveway centers on a circular stone pattern, with lantern-topped masonry pillars, low walls, and a matching walkway leading to the front entrance.
Mansfield, MAA Mansfield backyard centers on a rectangular pool framed by light coping and a paver deck with dark border courses, linked to a patio for dining and lounging and a covered poolside pavilion.
Only briefly. From November 15 through April 1, no vehicle may park longer than two hours between midnight and 6 a.m. on any street or town lot. For households with more cars than driveway, that is the usual reason to widen the driveway or add a parking space.
At least five feet, around every outdoor pool, with self-closing, self-latching gates. That is a foot more than many nearby towns ask for, so check before you buy fence panels or plan to reuse an existing four-foot fence.
Yes. The owner or agent of a property with a business on it has to clear the sidewalk within six daylight hours after snow stops, and the by-laws also bar depositing snow onto or across a public way. Both are worth planning for when a commercial lot is plowed.
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