Notice of Public Hearings
Acushnet Planning Board
Notice is hereby given that the Acushnet Planning Board will conduct public hearings on October 5, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the Board of Selectmen’s meeting room at Town Hall, 122 Main Street, Acushnet MA 02743. This will be a Hybrid meeting with a Zoom option:
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Meeting ID: 839 6497 1527
Passcode: 108277
• This meeting is held in accordance with Chapter 40A, Section 5, to consider the following warrant article: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Acushnet Zoning Bylaws, Section 3.4, Special Permit Requirements; Article VIII Zoning of the General Code; accepted by Town Meeting, April 22, 1996 and most recently amended December 28, 2022; by inserting the following text after the second sentence, “A special permit elapses if not exercised within two years from the date of the decision, including time for determination of any appeal.”, or take any other action relative thereto.
• This meeting is held in accordance with Chapter 40A, Section 5, to consider the following warrant article: To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VIII, Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Acushnet, General Bylaws, by adding to Section 3 – Use Regulations, a new subsection 3.3.7 – Special Residential Development- Over 55 Housing. The purposes of the Special Residential Development Special Permit are to grant relief in the form of increased density to encourage housing needed in the Town of Acushnet such as providing alternative housing for a maturing population; providing a type of housing which reduces residents’ burdens of property maintenance and which reduces demands on municipal services. For the purpose of this By-Law, the term Special Residential Development is defined as a residential development of multiple dwelling units configured as attached or detached single-family dwellings on a tract of land in single ownership.
• This meeting is held in accordance with Chapter 40A, Section 5, to consider the following warrant article: To see if the Town will vote to delete all present language of Article IX, Stormwater Management Bylaw of the Town of Acushnet, General Bylaws, and replacing said Article in its entirety with new language.
The accompanying documentation for all hearings is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, Parting Ways Building, 130 Main St. 1st Floor, during regular business hours.
Mark Francois, Chairman, Acushnet Planning Board
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