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Needham committee narrows FAR options to three; calls for visuals and spreadsheet ahead of Nov. 18 community meeting
Summary
The Large House Review Committee on Oct. 27 narrowed draft FAR reduction options to three candidate lines and asked staff and consultants to return with visuals, a spreadsheet tool and an explanatory Q&A ahead of a Nov. 18 community meeting.
The Large House Review Committee on Oct. 27 narrowed its working set of floor‑area (FAR) reduction options and asked staff and the consultant team to return with three refined policy lines and public‑facing materials.
Committee staff presented five candidate reduction lines designed to reduce disparities between lots with similar frontages but widely different total areas. The staff explained why the group proposed capping the formula above 15,000 square feet so that very large lots would be handled through a special‑permit process rather than an open formula. The presentation included comparisons with other towns (Wellesley, Lexington, Concord, Newton) and an…
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