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Developer seeks rezoning at 888 Great Plain Ave for 26-unit mixed-use building including four affordable units
Summary
Owner Jay Dorenzo presented citizens‑petition zoning articles to extend the Center Business and Needham Center Overlay to include 888 Great Plain Ave and to permit reduced setbacks. The proposed concept is a three‑story mixed‑use building with ~26 units (15% affordable), 43 underground parking spaces and an owner‑commissioned fiscal study showing a modest net positive annual impact to the town.
A property owner and petitioner presented a detailed proposal to the Select Board Tuesday seeking zoning changes for 888 Great Plain Avenue, a site on the south side of Great Plain near the downtown core. Attorney George Genta Jr. and owner Jay Dorenzo told the board the property (about 23,111 sq ft) is functionally adjacent to commercial districts to its west and south and is poorly suited to single‑family use.
Their citizen‑petition package includes three changes: extend the downtown Center Business District and the Needham Center Overlay to encompass the parcel; allow the Planning Board to grant a special permit to reduce a 50‑ft setback…
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