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Planning Board adopts amendments to A-2 apartment zoning to reduce lot and setback minimums
Summary
The Planning Board voted to adopt proposed amendments to the A-2 apartment district that lower minimum lot area and frontage requirements, reduce building height and adjust yard setbacks; the recommendation will be forwarded to the mayor and City Council as part of the adoption process.
The Fall River City Planning Board on March 12 voted to adopt a proposed amendment to the city’s A-2 apartment zoning district that reduces minimum lot area and frontage requirements, lowers maximum building height and aligns dimensional standards with other multifamily districts.
Planning staff presented the amendment package, which replaces older text in the zoning code and revises attachment 1 of the city’s dimensional regulations. The changes remove minimum unit-size language from the ordinance, lower the minimum lot area for the first dwelling unit from 10,000 square feet to 5,000 square…
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