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Committee removes 30% surface‑parking limit from fairgrounds overlay, defers parking control to redevelopment agreements
Summary
The ordinance committee voted to remove a rule that limited surface parking at the Fairgrounds overlay to 30 percent, clearing the way for negotiations over parking access in redevelopment agreements.
BROCKTON, Mass. — The ordinance committee voted Aug. 7 to strike a zoning provision that had limited surface parking at the Fairgrounds overlay district to no more than 30 percent of the total parking supply.
Rob May, director of economic planning and development, told the committee the overlay was intended to encourage podium and structured parking so that development would not result in a "sea of surface parking." But he and Attorney James Burke said the fixed 30 percent language introduced a financing and construction barrier for many large developers. "I've talked to every major…
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