With frequent meetings in the immediate past and for the upcoming future, the Planning Department has plenty of options for keeping the agenda down to a couple of items. This week, the board continued to shape their recommendations for Zoning under the MBTA Communities Law, and continued to acquire information regarding a subdivision plan near the Newton border on Highland Avenue. The meeting is available for viewing in the window below:

Agenda:

1) Correspondence

2) Planning Board Recommendation: Zoning Articles for the 10/21/24 Special Town Meeting
• Article 1: Amend Zoning By-Law – Multi-Family Overlay District (Base Plan)
• Article 2: Amend Zoning By-Law – Map Change for Multi-Family Overlay District (Base Plan)
• Article 3: Amend Zoning By-Law – Multi-Family Overlay District (Neighborhood Housing Plan)
• Article 4: Amend Zoning By-Law – Map Change for Multi-Family Overlay District (Neighborhood Housing Plan)

3) Public Hearing: 40 Highland Avenue and 14-16 Riverside Street
40 Highland Ave, LLC, Petitioner
Request to subdivide the premises into three building lots, two of which will be used for residential purposes, having frontage on a new road, and the third of which will continue to be used for commercial purposes.

4) Minutes

5) Board of Appeals – September 19, 2024

6) Report from Planning Director and Board Members

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