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Fran Arsenault proposes Article 18 to loosen Acton zoning rules to support local businesses
Summary
Fran Arsenault introduced Article 18, a package of zoning bylaw amendments aimed at expanding signage flexibility, permitting retail and services in some industrial and office districts by special permit, raising thresholds for special permits, and easing development constraints to encourage local business reinvestment in Acton.
Fran Arsenault introduced Article 18, a package of proposed amendments to the town zoning bylaw intended to promote economic development and implement recommendations from the town strategic economic development action plan.
The proposal would change sign rules to increase the annual allowance for special-event signage from 45 days to 90 days and add a special-permit option for sign height. It would remove an exception that allowed plastic signs with a wooden appearance in the EAV district so that wooden signs are required across village districts, and it would allow the planning board to grant special permits for signs facing the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail to…
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