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Lakeville planning board weighs Smart Growth overlay for MBTA, debates housing vs. commercial uses
Summary
Planning board members debated whether to expand a Smart Growth Overlay District to state-owned MBTA and hospital properties, weighing fiscal benefits of Chapter 40R against preserving commercial/industrial land and concerns about school and sewer capacity. Staff will seek counsel guidance and draft mixed-use subdistrict language.
The Lakeville Planning Board spent the largest portion of its Feb. 12 meeting discussing whether to expand the town’s Smart Growth Overlay District to include state-owned MBTA land and a stalled hospital parcel, a move that could open both sites to higher-density residential development under Chapter 40R incentives.
Planner Stephanie Crampton and staff shared MBTA “test fit” concepts that ranged from about 141 to 203 residential units and included alternate configurations with surface or structured parking and some retail or mixed-use options. Crampton said the MBTA’s RFP would be broad and that these test fits are intended to show…
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