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Planning Board reviews multiple zoning bylaw amendments; continues public hearing to March 3
Summary
The board discussed a package of proposed zoning changes — housekeeping items on parking and loading, definitions for assembly halls and data centers (special permit criteria for utilities, water, noise and security), a hospitality overlay for White Cliffs, fence/hedge height rules, open space calculation changes, donation bins, and storage‑container enforcement. Several members recommended splitting controversial items into separate warrant articles; the hearing was continued to March 3 for edits and outreach.
The Northborough Planning Board spent the bulk of its Feb. 17 meeting reviewing a broad package of proposed zoning bylaw amendments that the town plans to submit as warrant articles for the upcoming town meeting.
Staff explained that the package groups several housekeeping changes together to reduce the number of separate warrant articles. Those items include clearer definitions and adjustments in the off‑street parking and loading standards (including an ADA/ABA proximity clarification), substitutions of 'loading areas' language to capture different loading configurations, and small use‑table edits.
Board members and staff debated whether to split items that could draw public scrutiny — for example, assembly halls, home‑occupation allowances for…
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