Westwood Planning Board Will Meet On March 8

Press release from the Town of Westwood:

March 4, 2022

Planning Board Tuesday

• Date: 03/08/2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Location: Remote via Zoom

Westwood Planning Board will hold a remote public meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Meeting will be recorded by Westwood Media Center and live on YouTube here. To participate please use Zoom. Go to https://zoom.us/ click ‘join meeting’ and enter the webinar ID 825 8562 8901.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82585628901?pwd=QzErYWtEYjB0SGI2R2c0VkFHa0V1QT09
Passcode: 939850
Webinar ID: 825 8562 8901
Or Telephone: 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free)
Link to Meeting Packet Material

Call to Order: 7:00 pm. The Chair will explain the meeting procedures.

1. Zoning Amendment Public Hearing (continued from 3/1). The Board will review, discuss, and consider any further changes on zoning amendment articles for Annual Town Meeting.
   1. Zoning Bylaw & Map Amendments Relative to a new Mixed-Use & Multi-Family Residential Overlay District (MUMFROD) pursuant to Chapter 358 of the Acts of 2020 amendments to M.G.L. Chapter 40A for MBTA Communities.
   2. Zoning changes related to solar arrays and the permitting process.
   3. Amend Zoning Map and Zoning Bylaw to add FMUOD-7 at 909 High St. for the adaptive reuse of the Obed Baker House, amend a portion of town-owned land over the adjacent parcel to LBA, and expand the FMUOD-7 to these High Street parcels & the plaza at 911-929 High St.
   4. Amend Section 4.5.3 relative to the permit process for nonconforming properties to allow a special permit for certain alterations rather than a variance.
   5. 394 & 396 Providence Highway – Re-zone parcel and portion of former right-of-way from Industrial Office (IO) and unzoned portion of road layout to Highway Business (HB) to permit redevelopment of existing service station.
   6. Housekeeping to correct any errors or any inconsistencies and clarify such sections.
2. Review comment letter to submit to MA DHCD on the Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-Family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act applicable to MBTA Communities.
3. Review Draft Approval Not Required Plan (ANR) for Hanlon School, 790 Gay St. – Combination of Assessor’s Map 16 lots 05 & 437 consistent with the Planning Board’s December 14, 2021 Limited EIDR condition of approval for the Hanlon Elementary School.

Administrative Items:

-Review of Draft Meeting Minutes: 2/15/22, 3/1/22

Agenda: PB-2022-03-08

This press release was produced by the Town of Westwood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.