The Attorney General’s office issued its finding on the Town’s bylaws allowing, but limiting, the by-right use of Accessory Dwelling Units. The version overwhelmingly passed by Town Meeting voters last fall is only “partially” approved as complying with state laws. Read the full article → from AG’s office “partially” approves Town’s ADU Bylaw
This winter, the Planning Board is holding hearings on multiple, wide-ranging revisions to Southborough’s zoning bylaws. Today, I’m covering a quick look at the full list and a deeper dive on one of them. Read the full article → from Planning working on zoning changes to Industrial Park uses and several other Articles for Annual Town Meeting (Updated)
Today’s recap of last night’s Special Town Meeting will focus on the zoning articles voted on last night. (Look for other meeting highlights in a post tomorrow.) Read the full article → from Town Meeting voters supported both zoning Articles
This Monday night, Southborough voters are invited to participate in a Special Town Meeting to vote on 10 Articles. For each Town Meeting, the Advisory Committee is charged with writing a report for voters to aid them in their decision making. The committee asked me to share that with readers in advance. Read the full article → from Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters
Special Town Meeting is coming up in four days. Here’s my overview of what’s up for a vote. (And details on attending.) Read the full article → from Updated Primer on Monday night’s Special Town Meeting (Updated)
Industrial Park zoning changes aren’t the only zoning the Planning Board has been working on of late. They are also bringing an ADU (Accessor Dwelling Unit) Article to the Fall Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Fall Town Meeting: ADU bylaw coming back in simplified form (Updated)
Last week, the Select Board discussed tentatively scheduling the Special Town Meeting this fall for the evening of Monday, November 3rd. Read the full article → from Fall Town Meeting anticipated in early November
At last night’s Annual Town Meeting, voters rejected a proposal to update bylaws for special permits for Accessory Apartments. In response, the Planning Board pulled a related Article on oversight of uses that the state now allows by-right. Read the full article → from ADU Bylaw changes fail to pass Town Meeting
The Planning Board pitches that the changes will remove the conflicting language and “protect the town’s interests by providing clarity in the zoning code”.
Opponents argue that the board’s proposal under Annual Town Meeting Articles 28 & 29 goes too far in adding local oversight. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Articles 28 & 29 on ADU zoning (Updated)
Exactly three weeks after getting the big MBTA Communities overlay zoning bylaw passed, the Planning Board discussed their plans for taking on two new sets of zoning changes. Read the full article → from Planning Board working on more Zoning updates