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Planning Board hears opposition but forwards zoning clarification for Route 1 to Town Meeting
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing on amendments to the Boston‑Providence Highway District use table, the Planning Board voted to send a favorable recommendation to Town Meeting on a clarification limiting multifamily housing to designated mixed‑use overlay districts.
The Norwood Planning Board on April 14 held a public hearing and voted to forward a zoning amendment to Town Meeting that clarifies multifamily housing is allowed only within the two mixed‑use overlay districts (MUODs) in the Boston‑Providence Highway (Route 1) District.
Attorney David Hearn Jr., representing multiple Route 1 property owners including Cross Point Associates, urged the board not to approve the change. Hearn said the existing zoning allows…
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