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Planning & Zoning approves Water Street redevelopment; DEEP flagged residential use as inconsistent with Coastal Management Act

5772640 · September 4, 2025
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Commission members discussed last-night Planning & Zoning approval of a redevelopment plan for 108 Water Street that includes residential units; members noted DEEP advised that residential development on the property is inconsistent with the Coastal Management Act and questioned impacts to the marine commercial zone and dry egress during floods.

Commissioners discussed the redevelopment proposal for 108 Water Street after learning that the Planning & Zoning Commission approved the plan the previous night. Members said the original marine-commercial zoning (established in the late 1980s) aimed to preserve water-dependent uses such as commercial boatyards and shellfishing, and they expressed…

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