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Planning board weighs shared-parking rules; members prefer simpler process than special permit

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The board continued a public hearing on a proposed shared-parking zoning amendment and signaled preference to handle shared-parking agreements through site-plan conditions rather than a separate special-permit process.

The Planning Board continued the public hearing on proposed zoning amendments to allow shared parking in commercial areas to Feb. 10, 2025, after members and staff signaled they support the idea but objected to the draft’s requirement that shared-parking arrangements be approved via a separate special permit.

The proposed amendment (drafted by ZBA staff and reviewed by town counsel) would let an applicant for major site plan approval count parking on a different parcel toward required parking totals if the parking is within 500 feet and governed by an agreement that ensures…

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