Planning Board accepts non‑material wording changes to form‑based code design guidelines

Aug 5, 2026

The board approved minor wording and clarifying edits to the city's form‑based code design guidelines, agreeing the changes were grammatical and not substantive. Staff will present clearer redlines at a later meeting if the board wants more detail.

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The Brockton Planning Board voted to accept minor wording revisions to the city’s form‑based code design guidelines, a change staff described as grammatical rather than substantive. Evan (planning staff) told the board the edits rephrased language such as renaming “coherent architectural idea” to “architectural consistency” to avoid overlap with other documents.

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