FAIRHAVEN PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Banquet Room, Town Hall, 40 Center Street
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
In accordance with MGL c. 40A, § 11, notice is hereby given that the Fairhaven Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday March 26, 2024, at Town Hall, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven, MA. The Planning Board Meeting will be conducted in Town Hall and remotely and will be televised live on Fairhaven TV Channel 18 and fairhaventv.com.To Join the Meeting from home Log on to:
https://zoom.us/j/93163358101?pwd=NXg5WnUxZ3lLK3drSVBBM2JPTXE0QT09 or
call 1-929-205-6099 – Meeting ID: 931 6335 8101 – Passcode: 740257
Live on Fairhaven TV Channel 18 and fairhaventv.com
The purpose of the hearing will be to receive information and public comment on proposed revisions to the Town of Fairhaven Bylaws:
Make administrative changes, clarifications and corrections to §65-1 &65-3 (Planning Board), §198-15.C.(2) (Use Regulations), §198-19.B (Fences), §198-29.A(5) and B (Special Permit for Certain intensive nonresidential & multifamily site developments), §198-29.6.F and G(8) (Solar facilities), §198-33 (Definition and word use); §316 (Procedural Rules); §322 (Subdivision of Land)
Revise §198-16 (Use Regulations) and §198-32.1 (Accessory dwelling units) to make accessory dwelling units by-right. Revise §198-16 by adding health care, shipping containers, and storage units as uses and allowing body art establishments, artist studio/gallery, accessory apartment to a business, and semi detached dwelling by right in certain zoning districts. Revise §198-27.C(1) to allow parking in a setback in certain zoning districts. Revise §198-16 (Use Regulations) and §198-32.2 (Docks and Piers) to allow docks and piers by-right. Delete §306-1 (Fee schedule of Planning Board charges). Repeal and Replace § 198-31.1 and §322-26 with an amended §194 Stormwater Management Bylaw.
Copies of the revisions are on file for public review at the Planning Board Office, Town Hall, by appointment and on the Town website. To schedule an appointment to review the revisions call the Planning Department at (508) 979-4023, Ext. 8122 or go to: https://www.fairhaven-ma.gov/planning-economic-development/pages/zoning-bylaw-update
Cathy Melanson, Chair, Planning Board
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