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Select-board-backed highway major retail zoning amendment draws proponent presentation, continued to Oct. 27
Summary
The planning board heard from project attorneys and proponents about a select-board-sponsored zoning amendment to add a highway major retail definition and use; town counsel provided a written opinion that it is not spot zoning. The board continued the public hearing to Oct. 27 to allow the town meeting process to proceed.
The Southborough Planning Board on Oct. 20 heard a presentation from the project team behind a select-board-sponsored zoning amendment that would add a "highway major retail" definition and a corresponding use requiring a special permit in the Industrial Park district. Town counsel provided a written opinion earlier in the day saying the amendment did not constitute spot zoning.
Why it matters: the amendment would change local land-use rules for a single parcel or limited area and is framed to enable a large retail development to proceed…
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