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Charlton planners debate frontage rules, multi‑use lots and renewables as they prep bylaw changes and master plan
Summary
Board discussed multiple proposed zoning bylaw changes ahead of the May town meeting — use‑table edits, clearer frontage/public‑way language, special‑permit approaches for multiple uses on one lot (including battery energy storage), tightening decommissioning/surety language for renewables, and master‑plan consultant selection.
The Planning Board devoted much of its Feb. 18 meeting to reviewing candidates for master‑plan work and to a broad discussion of proposed zoning bylaw amendments ahead of the annual town meeting.
Planner presented three packages: edits to the use table (including residential/ADU coherence), proposed bylaw language tightening surety/decommissioning requirements for renewable projects, and suggested rules for permitting multiple principal structures/uses on a single lot. The board focused on several recurring problems: how…
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