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Proponents revise Highway Major Retail warrant article; Planning Board continues public hearing after debate over 'spot zoning' concerns
Summary
Proponents revised a warrant article to add a Highway Major Retail use to Southborough’s IP district and named the Planning Board as the special‑permit authority; opponents said the draft effectively benefits one parcel and risks being challenged as spot zoning.
Southborough — Proponents of a warrant article to add a “Highway Major Retail” use to the Industrial Park (IP) zoning district presented a revised draft Monday that identifies a single parcel and makes the Planning Board the special‑permit granting authority. After public comment from an owner of large IP parcels and legal back‑and‑forth about whether the draft constitutes unlawful spot zoning, the Planning Board continued the public hearing to Oct. 20.
Attorney Christine Hung of Reimer & Brunstein, representing Atlantic Management and owner/developer Atlantic Management’s team, said the updated draft responds to Planning Board comments by naming the precise parcel and by designating the Planning Board as the Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA). “Most notably, the revisions are that the planning board is the…
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