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Planning board forwards zoning bylaw changes — energy systems, use-table edits set for April 15 public hearing
Summary
The board voted to place proposed zoning bylaw amendments— including consolidating 'large solar' into broader 'large energy systems,' updates to indoor horticulture thresholds and several use-table edits—on the warrant and schedule a public hearing for April 15, instructing staff to prepare plain-language outreach materials.
The Charlton Planning Board on March 18 voted to forward a set of proposed zoning bylaw amendments to public hearing on April 15, after an extended line‑by‑line review led by Building Commissioner John Curtis Mascos (S9).
Commissioner Mascos summarized proposed changes to the use table that the board previously discussed — including raising thresholds for some indoor horticulture site-plan review, eliminating certain 'yes' entries for incompatible uses in residential zones (for example restaurants and hospitals) and adding more site-plan review oversight for…
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