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Mixed‑use at 2 East Main revised to all‑residential after downtown definition limits residential share
Summary
A developer told the Southborough Planning Board he changed a proposed mixed‑use building at 2 East Main to an all‑residential apartment project after the downtown‑district definition was read to limit residential floor area to 40% of above‑ground space, a restriction he said made mixed‑use unworkable.
The developer of a proposed project at 2 East Main said he is redesigning the proposal from mixed‑use (retail/ground floor with residential above) to an all‑residential apartment building after an interpretation of the downtown‑district definition limited the allowed residential share.
What happened
Peter Bemis, the applicant, said the downtown‑district language includes a definition that states residential dwellings cannot exceed 40% of the…
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