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Developer and planning board support rezoning proposal for 141 Parker Street
Summary
Property owner representatives proposed changing a single parcel at 141 Parker Street from industrial to business zoning to better match surrounding development, ease subdivision and permit residential rehab; the planning board provided a favorable memo and FinCom members asked about assessments and traffic impacts under site-plan review.
Attorney Christopher Alfen presented on behalf of the property owner and developer, explaining the article would amend only the zoning map for one parcel to change its designation from industrial to business. Alfen said the site currently contains an older office building and a nonconforming single-family house and that business zoning would allow single-family use and make redevelopment and tenanting easier without a broader bylaw text change.
Alfen said the planning board reviewed the proposal and recommended the rezoning as more efficient and compatible with surrounding development; the applicant will still be subject to site-plan review and applicable dimensional requirements for any new use. Committee members asked whether rezoning would change the property's assessed value, how traffic impacts would be reviewed, and whether the town’s site-plan and special-permit processes would mitigate congestion near Route 27. Alfen said appraisals depend on proposed use, that the planning board will review traffic and other impacts during project review, and that the rezoning aims to reduce the need for variances and ad hoc permit adjustments.
No public vote on the rezoning was taken by the Finance Committee at the meeting; the applicant said they would supply presentation materials to the public record and that they will continue to coordinate with the planning board.
