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Planning board urges ordinances to bring Brentwood into compliance with state workforce-housing law, proposes multifamily in commercial districts
Summary
The planning board presented draft housing ordinances and a housing chapter after three years of public engagement; members urged re-adoption of workforce-housing language and proposed allowing multifamily housing in some commercial zones, detached ADUs and design standards constrained by state law.
Kristen Aldridge, chair of the Brentwood Planning Board, told the Select Board the planning board has spent three years developing draft housing ordinances and a new housing chapter intended to bring the town into compliance with state workforce-housing requirements. Aldridge said the planning board has used grant-funded planning assistance, resident surveys and public hearings to inform the drafts.
"We are not in compliance with the law," Aldridge said, summarizing legal advice the board received and noting the state now requires multifamily development in commercial districts and expanded ADU allowances going…
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