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Planning board debates raising industrial height and lot coverage, keeping 100‑ft buffer
Summary
Members discussed increasing industrial building height (current 50 ft) and lot coverage (current 33%) for fall town meeting, agreed to consider raising lot coverage to 50% and seek building‑inspector input on height (60–75 ft range), while maintaining a 100‑foot landscaped buffer adjacent to residential zones.
The Norton Planning Board discussed proposed changes to industrial‑zone rules ahead of fall town meeting, focusing on maximum building height, total lot coverage and buffering requirements. The board noted current industrial maximum height is 50 feet and coverage is 33 percent; members suggested increasing lot coverage to about 50 percent and considered raising the height to between 60 and 75 feet but asked staff to confirm whether certain height thresholds trigger building‑code or other regulatory changes.
Chair pointed out the zoning bylaw already requires a 100‑foot landscaped buffer adjacent to Residential‑80 and that the first 20 feet should include a berm or dense planting to mitigate noise and headlights. “Such buffer strip shall be landscaped and planted,” the chair read from the bylaw; members agreed to refine draft language, consult the building inspector and present a recommended figure to the Select Board on Aug. 20 for input before finalizing town‑meeting article language.
