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Council continues debate on shrinking Central Business District to meet MBTA zoning compliance
Summary
The council continued a public hearing about reducing the Central Business (CB) District to comply with MBTA zoning requirements; councilors debated whether removed parcels should revert to prior zones or be given transition zoning, and the council agreed to continue the hearing to allow the planning board report.
The Framingham City Council on May 6 continued a public hearing on a planning and zoning subcommittee proposal to shrink the Central Business (CB) District to meet MBTA zoning compliance.
Councilor Long, speaking for the planning and zoning subcommittee, summarized the plan: it would reduce the CB district acreage and limit the areas where six-story construction could be placed on side streets, recommending a 40-foot commercial-height limit in many areas and prohibiting variances for buildings larger than 10 units. The proposal was developed following neighborhood concerns about traffic, parking…
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