Eastham task force recommends deferring most state-driven Chapter 40A edits

Oct 15, 2026

Staff told the task force the state altered Chapter 40A and recommended Eastham keep its existing local timetable, tackling only a few overlapping items now; members agreed to prioritize clarity and targeted fixes rather than a wholesale immediate rewrite.

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The zoning task force met on Oct. 14 and heard staff describe recent state changes to Chapter 40A and their local implications. Staff, who authored the memo under discussion, told the group the legislature "made a bunch of changes to the state zoning act chapter 40 a," and recommended the task force keep the previously agreed work plan and defer broader alignment to a later cycle while addressing a limited set of items that overlap with the ongoing FAR work.

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