Despite learning that the zoning bylaws for mixed-use in the Downtown District are less restrictive than he had been told, the developer for a building at 2 East Main Street won’t pursue that use. Instead he will proceed with a multi-family project. Read the full article → from 2 East Main St Update: Hearings being readvertised as Multi-family project
Special Town Meeting voted to create a bylaw for mixed residential and commercial use buildings zoning downtown. Years later, the first project publicly proposed to make use of the new zoning ran into obstacles that highlight some issues. (The Building Commissioner has apparently interpreted the language differently than it was pitched to voters. And I discovered that the bylaw printed in the online Town Code isn’t the version that voters passed.) Read the full article → from Downtown District’s mixed-use zoning: Code confusion, interpretation issues, and viability criticism
One of the Planning Board agenda items tonight that should draw public interest is a big change to the proposed mixed-residential and commercial/retail project at 2 East Main Street. According to the property owner, definitions under the Downtown District zoning bylaws “severely restrict project size to the point of economic failure”. Read the full article → from 2 East Main St developer announces change to multi-family only building project
I’m behind on updating readers about several projects that developers have been seeking permits for. One that I’ve been meaning to dig into is the mixed-use building downtown at 2 East Main Street. The good news for me is that I’ve been given more time, since the hearing scheduled to resume on Monday should be continued to a future date.
While I’m sharing that new, I’ll also cover the similar status of a small housing development proposed at 26 Meadow Lane and 250 Turnpike Road (contractor’s yard). Read the full article → from Planning Board Hearings to be continued to late January
It appears that I misunderstood (and therefore misreported) the ZBA’s decision on approved permit uses for the lot at the corner of Main and Newton. Read the full article → from Clarification on ZBA’s 2018 decision on 2 E Main St
A proposal for a building on the often publicly-lamented vacant lot downtown failed to get approval due to objections over the size/scale for the location. The developer is looking for Land Court to overturn the Planning Board’s decision. Read the full article → from Developer appealing denial of 2 E Main St special permit (Updated)
The Planning Board’s hearings scheduled for July 22nd include three worth specially noting. Read the full article → from Planning Board hearings: Clark Field lighting, 2 East Main St mixed use, and Fayville Hall renovations
Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a mixed use Special Permit for 2 East Main St. Read the full article → from ZBA approved mixed use for 2 East Main St (Updated)
My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com. Read the full article → from Letter: Perspective on 2 East Main Street Proposal
Sorry for making this last minute – but I’m reminding readers what an item on the Zoning Board of Appeal’s agenda this week means. Read the full article → from 2 East Main mixed use project back at ZBA tonight
The ZBA is being asked to decide if the long overgrown, vacant lot downtown can be the site of a mixed-use project now that owners have finally cleaned it up. Read the full article → from SWL: Developer to pitch 2½ story Mixed-Use project at 2 East Main to ZBA
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