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Plymouth planning board makes Tenney Mountain overlay its top priority, seeks detailed review of last-minute edits
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The Planning Board made the Tenney Mountain Overlay District its top priority after renewed discussion about last-minute edits that broadened housing allowances and adjusted height limits; staff will prepare a compare-and-contrast of the original and revised drafts for the next work session.
The Plymouth Planning Board on Thursday elevated the proposed Tenney Mountain Overlay District to the top of its planning priorities while directing staff to prepare a focused analysis of changes made between earlier and later drafts.
Board members said the overlay addresses how large properties around Tenney Mountain could be developed and gives the board more control than a subdivision-only approach. Members also raised concerns about two substantive changes made late in the drafting process: limited housing allowances beyond the village core and a change tied to building heights.
The board emphasized why the overlay is being considered: allowing a planned-unit development (PUD) within an overlay would let the board shape site design, open-space preservation and visual impacts rather than cede development to…
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