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City Council adopts MBTA multifamily overlay, map amendments and amended ADU rules
Summary
BrocktonCity Council on Jan. 27 adopted a package of zoning changes: a new MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District, associated zoning-map amendments and an amended accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance. The measures passed on roll-call votes after a brief public hearing and staff explanation.
Brockton City Council on Monday adopted three connected zoning measures: an ordinance establishing an MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District, a companion zoning-map amendment to designate affected parcels, and an amended accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance that expands where ADUs are allowed and adds local standards.
The council opened public hearings on the MBTA overlay and the map amendment; no one signed up to speak in person on the overlay, and one written comment urging form-based zoning was read into the record. Rob May, director of planning and economic development, told the council his department supports the overlay and map changes and urged an affirmative vote.
The MBTA overlay ordinance implements requirements tied to section 3A of the Zoning Act (Mass. Gen. Laws, ch. 40A). The council also approved a map amendment…
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