Board advances developer impact‑analysis requirement as a tool for larger site plans

Sep 18, 2026

The Select Board approved sending an article to Town Meeting to let planning require a developmental impact analysis for larger site‑plan reviews; planning staff said references to schools were removed to comply with state law.

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The Norton Select Board voted to send Article 9 to Fall Town Meeting, which would let the planning board request a developmental impact analysis from developers as part of a site‑plan review for larger projects. Planning staff described the change as codifying information that developers already provide — tax‑revenue estimates, infrastructure impacts and other data — and said the measure would be discretionary, not mandatory for small projects.

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