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Gardner hearing considers allowing cottage kitchens in residential neighborhoods
Summary
The City of Gardner held a joint public hearing on Nov. 3 to consider an ordinance amending chapter 6.75 of the city zoning code to allow cottage kitchens to operate and sell prepared foods on-site in residential districts.
The City of Gardner held a joint public hearing on Nov. 3 to consider an ordinance amending chapter 6.75 of the city zoning code to allow cottage kitchens to operate and sell prepared foods on-site in residential districts.
Mayor Mike Nicholson, the co-sponsor of the proposal, told the council and planning board that cottage kitchens are “basically home based kitchens that, operate some type of commercial, enterprise through the goods that they cook within their home,” and that the change would give operators already working informally a lawful option to sell from their homes. He said the proposal would initially allow cottage kitchens in the…
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