HONE to offer first look at town’s MBTA Law compliance needs
The Housing Needham Advisory Group (HONE) will provide a first glimpse of what compliance with the MBTA Communities Law may look like in Needham at its planning meeting tonight at 6 pm at the Public Service Administration Building.
Established as a joint effort of the Select and Planning boards, HONE is leading the effort to inform and engage the community around the town’s efforts to comply with the state’s MBTA Community Law.
The state has developed a model that communities can use to measure zoning rules for their level of compliance with the new law’s requirements. Consultants hired by the town have run Needham’s Housing Plan through the model and will discuss results of that analysis at tonight’s meeting.
“It’s going to tell us how our existing zoning fares and where the existing zoning framework puts the town relative to compliance,” said Lee Newman, the town’s planning director.
The committee will review and discuss different scenarios and how they might have an impact on current zoning in areas such as the Avery Square, Chestnut Street and Hillside Ave. business districts.
The HONE committee will present the results of its review and receive community input at its first community meeting on Nov. 9 at Town Hall.
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