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Needham Planning Board votes to submit base compliance plan and EOHLC action plan after months of debate
Summary
Planning Board voted to forward the base compliance zoning amendments to the Select Board and to submit an action plan to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to regain interim compliance under MBTA Communities rules. The votes followed a lengthy discussion and staff review of correspondence from hundreds of residents.
The Needham Planning Board voted Jan. 21 to submit two items intended to restore the town’s interim compliance under the MBTA Communities rules: (1) forward the Base Compliance zoning amendments to the Select Board to begin the local bylaw amendment process under M.G.L. c.40A, and (2) submit an action plan to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) showing steps the town will take to adopt compliant zoning.
Chair Natasha Espada read a January 21 letter from the EOHLC clarifying deadlines under the emergency regulations (760 CMR 72.00) for commuter‑rail communities: submit an action plan by Feb. 13, 2025, and submit a district…
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