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Planning board leans to treat shared parking as site‑plan condition, not separate special permit
Summary
Board members and counsel agreed the town could fold shared‑parking approvals into the planning board’s site‑plan review rather than require a separate special permit, provided the bylaw includes clear parameters for when shared parking is allowed.
The Southborough Planning Board on Feb. 10 signaled support for handling shared‑parking arrangements through site‑plan review instead of a separate special‑permit route, a change town counsel said is legally workable if the bylaw includes clear conditions.
Why it matters: Shared parking can reduce paved area and support compact development. The board was balancing a desire to avoid extra permitting burdens against the need to preserve local control if shared arrangements do not…
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