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Planning board narrows multifamily changes; eyes Pine Road as industrial district, proposes map simplification
Summary
Board discussed redefining Pine Road as industrial to limit residential uses, simplifying overlapping commercial/professional/multifamily districts, proposing 6‑plus‑2 density bonus (six units per upland acre plus two affordable units), and setting Route 125 setback to 100 feet to align with DOT corridor guidance.
The Brentwood Planning Board discussed multiple edits to the town’s multifamily and commercial zoning framework on Sept. 24, including a proposal to treat the Pine Road corridor as industrial to avoid mandatory multifamily allowances in commercial districts under the new state law.
Board members said Pine Road is primarily industrial now and that reclassifying the corridor as industrial — while allowing some commercial uses — would help the town argue that the area is not appropriate for multifamily housing under the state’s new requirements. One board member said, “Who wants to live next to a tar paper factory?” as part of the rationale for a separate…
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