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Taunton planning board backs changes to family/group‑home definition, mixed‑use wording; sends recommendations to City Council
Summary
The Taunton City Planning Board on July 10 voted to recommend changes to the city zoning ordinance that would reintroduce a numeric cap to the definition of “family,” simplify the group‑home definition, and update mixed‑use wording, forwarding the proposals to City Council for final action.
The Taunton City Planning Board on July 10 voted to recommend that City Council approve proposed amendments to the city zoning ordinance that would (1) reintroduce a numeric cap to the definition of “family” and (2) update wording for group homes and mixed‑use rules.
The board’s action followed a presentation from the city solicitor and staff. City Solicitor Matthew Costa read the law department’s analysis of state law and a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision, BAK Realty LLC v. City of Fitchburg, and said the law office “strongly supports the change in the definition to family and group home that under that are under consideration.” Costa told the board the change would allow congregate living establishments to be regulated as group homes and “prevent them from avoiding such…
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