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Planning board pauses proposed OSRD zoning changes, cites need for impact analysis and coordination with subdivision regs
Summary
After hours of debate on expanding Open Space Residential Design (OSRD) rules (including adding Residential C, setting small minimum lot sizes and changing density incentives), the Planning Board expressed substantial discomfort and moved to defer advancing the amendments to the warrant pending further analysis and coordination with subdivision regulations.
The Town of Northborough Planning Board spent the largest portion of its Jan. 20 meeting discussing proposed updates to the town's Open Space Residential Design (OSRD) bylaw and ultimately signaled it was not ready to advance a comprehensive package for this year's town-meeting warrant.
Planner staff and a board member presented a two-phase approach: some technical fixes could be considered for the coming warrant, while more consequential changes (including expanding OSRD applicability to Residential C and adopting very small proposed minimum lot sizes in some drafts) would benefit from further study. The proposed draft included options to allow duplexes by special permit, introduce cottage…
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