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Planning Board and ZBA begin overhaul talks on open‑space residential design, assembly‑hall rules and parking
Summary
In a joint session, the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals discussed major proposed zoning-bylaw changes: expanding open‑space residential design (OSRD) rules, defining assembly halls and evaluating whether such uses should be by‑right or special permit, and clarifying valet/satellite parking and donation‑bin rules. Members asked for draft language, parcel analysis and clearer, less subjective definitions.
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members met jointly Nov. 18 to review a slate of proposed zoning‑bylaw updates and to give early feedback before staff and subcommittees draft amendments for a future town‑meeting warrant.
Open‑space residential design: Planning staff and members said the existing OSRD bylaw is limited to large parcels and to certain zoning districts and discussed expanding its applicability and uses. Carter Brannon and planning staff said any change should be density‑neutral — preserving the same unit count while enabling clustering to produce permanently protected open space — but members requested…
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