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Public asks about flooding and notice during hearing on affordable‑housing overlay ordinance
Summary
During the public hearing on Ordinance 2601 (Affordable Housing Overlay), residents asked about notice, drainage and culvert maintenance; staff said planning‑board site‑plan review and existing stormwater regulations will address flooding concerns and that neighbors within 200 feet will be notified of planning hearings.
During the public hearing on Ordinance 2601, which would create an Affordable Housing Overlay Zone, residents asked for clearer notice and raised concerns about flooding at a Franklin site. Tom Giordano, a resident, asked whether anything about the ordinance had changed after renumbering and asked if drainage and culvert conditions would be studied; staff replied that stormwater and DEP requirements apply during the planning‑board site‑plan review and that neighbors within 200 feet will receive notice of planning‑board hearings.
Staff also explained that prior culvert inspections and drone/video surveys exist for downtown culverts and that any site‑specific engineering or traffic studies will occur during planning‑board review. The council advised residents that procedural steps include planning‑board review after local ordinance action and confirmed that the planning board will examine engineering and drainage as part of its process.
