Planning Board: Zoning Bylaw Amendments Topic of 3/9 Meeting

Proposed amendments to town zoning bylaws are the topic of a March 9 Planning Board hearing at Town Hall, at 6 p.m.

Details of the proposed changes can be found on the meeting agenda here, along with a link to the Zoom meeting. Participants can also attend in person.

Among the proposals:

• Amending Section 11, Definitions related to family and dwelling units;
• Amending Section 6.4 Performance Standards, including adding subsections for site design and lighting standards;
• Amending Section 3.1.4, Table of Use Regulations, to permit 3-unit residential development by-right;
• Amending regulations in Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 governing two-, three-, accessory, and multi-unit dwellings;
• Amending Section 6.2.7 regarding trees on Route 7;
• Amending Section 3.1.4, Table of Use Regulations, to allow multi-unit residential and mixed-use development by-right in the B-2 zone and to require that such development include affordable housing;
• Amend the Zoning Map on Silver Street to change the zoning of certain parcels from R2 to R1A; and, by petition,
• Amending Section 9.3.16.5 of the Wireless Telecommunications Overlay District (citizen petition)
  
  All zoning amendments are subject to a vote of the Annual Town Meeting in May 2023.