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Danvers Finance Committee recommends no action on three citizen petitions targeting MBTA zoning
Summary
After lengthy public comment and debate, the Finance Committee voted to recommend no action on three citizen petitions that sought to rescind or prompt changes to MBTA-related zoning adopted by the town in recent years.
The Town of Danvers Finance Committee voted to recommend no action on three citizen petitions that sought to rescind or prompt changes to zoning adopted to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
The petitions — filed as warrant articles 36, 37 and 38 — were presented to the committee by petitioner Jim Moroz and others. Moroz asked the committee to direct the town to prepare articles to repeal zoning changes tied to the MBTA mandate, saying the measures “seek to return our community to the traditional zoning and character of our town” and arguing the state-driven rules produced “increased density with decreased parking.” He told the committee the petitions represent residents’ concerns that the changes do not “fit the character” of Danvers and warned that higher density and lower parking could be “a recipe for disaster.”
Planning and legal constraints were central to the committee’s discussion. Aaron Blake,…
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