The town's zoning board, created to draft a zoning code, finished its work in March 2023. The decision on whether to adopt the code was then in the hands of the town board.

The Town Board on Monday held a second public hearing on revising zoning for the town center area, around the Northway's Exit 9 and Route 146 corridor.

Several voters who spoke at the Dec. 12 special town meeting in the Norwell Middle School gymnasium alluded to the legal ramifications of not passing the zoning rules. In May, voters rejected the ...

Property Rights. A Town Without Zoning Fights To Stay Free In Caroline, New York, officials are trying to impose the city's first zoning code. These residents won't have it.

Saturday, a Millbury Special Town Meeting voted down an article that would have amended the town's zoning bylaw and zoning map to bring it into compliance with state law.

Needham, a town of 32,000, isn’t the first to challenge the law. Last year, Milton, near the Mattapan Trolley, also petitioned for a town-wide referendum and voted down zoning changes that made ...

The Huntington Town Board voted Tuesday to approve new zoning for a portion of Melville that aims to create a walkable town center. The new Melville Town Center Overlay District, which passed by a ...

FAIRHAVEN — On Nov. 19, Fairhaven special town meeting will have a short but potent warrant in terms of proposed zoning changes. Article 1 seeks to establish a new overlay district, with two ...

Town Meeting representatives approved Billerica’s proposed zoning to comply with the MBTA Communities law ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline and with legal cases still pending in other communities.

6,904 people voted down the zoning changes, while 4,914 people voted to keep in compliance with the law. The post Needham rejects MBTA zoning compliance after town-wide vote appeared first on ...