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Norwood planning board forwards zoning articles on ADUs, nonconforming structures and commercial panels; discusses open-space subdivision, floodplain and downto
Summary
The Norwood Planning Board voted to submit three zoning articles — on accessory dwelling units (ADUs), changes to nonconforming structures (Section 5.4), and a table‑of‑uses clarification for commercial panels — for placement on a forthcoming town meeting warrant and held extended discussion of open‑space subdivision zoning, floodplain regulatory updates and downtown zoning constraints.
The Town of Norwood Planning Board voted to submit three zoning articles to the Board of Selectmen for placement on an upcoming town meeting warrant and discussed multiple other zoning priorities, including an open‑space residential development bylaw (OSRD), floodplain overlay updates and possible revisions to the downtown central business district overlay.
The board voted to forward: (1) an article to adopt accessory dwelling unit (ADU) language that aligns Norwood’s bylaw with a recently amended state zoning statute; (2) amendments to Section 5.4 addressing nonconforming single‑ and two‑family structures to harmonize special permit and variance requirements; and (3) a clarification to the Table of Uses specifying that commercial panels are not permitted in the MBTA Communities district. Planning staff said draft language had not changed since members last reached consensus and that the board’s vote would formally submit the drafts to the selectmen ahead of the town meeting submission deadline.
On ADUs, staff and several board members stressed the approach is intentionally “bare bones”: the article inserts the…
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