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Planning Board Advances Housing Review

Published Aug 17, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 29, 2026

Planning Board Approves 26 Washington Street Permit

The Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for a 15,343-square-foot commercial bank building at 26 Washington Street after reviewing space for a possible future road-widening project.

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Briefing

Jun 15, 2026

Planning Board Defers Permit Decisions

The Board continued both special permit applications for 26 Washington Street to June 29 because the meeting lacked the four affirmative votes required for approval. Members also reviewed an early proposal for a 15-unit condominium project at 136–140 Worcester Street, including three affordable units, but took no action.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Planning Board Advances Washington Street Project

The Board unanimously approved the written permit decision for PSI-26-01 at 26 Washington Street and continued two related special permits to June 15, 2026. It also voted 3-2 to recommend Robert Watchilla as the next planning director, pending a background check and salary negotiations.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Planning Board Advances Several Property Decisions

The Board continued the 26 Washington Street Inclusionary Zoning hearing to June 1, 2026, pending an Affordable Housing Trust recommendation on a cash payment for a 0.30686-unit obligation. It also unanimously approved the project’s significant-impact review, continued its commercial-district special permit hearing, and approved two other property applications.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Planning Board reviews housing approvals

The Planning Board approved a Large House Review for 31 Old Farm Road and set the inclusionary zoning fractional-unit figure for 26 Washington Street at 0.30686, with both votes passing 4-0.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

Planning Board approves 19-unit project

The Planning Board unanimously approved the 19-unit multifamily condominium proposed for 592 Washington Street, subject to conditions in the staff report. The Board also continued review of 26 Washington Street to May 18, continued the 31 Old Farm Road review to May 4, and endorsed a three-lot plan for 4 Cliff Road.

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

Planning Board meeting summary

The board unanimously approved an addition at 48 Livermore Road and continued development reviews for 592 Washington Street and 26 Washington Street to April 27, 2026. The board also continued shaping a $50,000 Lower Falls area study and discussed the planning director search.

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Briefing

Apr 2, 2026

Planning Board Rejects RIO Amendment

The Planning Board voted 1–3 against supporting a proposed Article 32 amendment that would put the Residential Incentive Overlay on hold, while the RIO Task Force approved its draft appendix for the Annual Town Meeting report, 12–0.

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Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

RIO Task Force Meeting Summary

Members approved the February 2 and February 12 meeting minutes as amended by an 11-0 vote, while directing staff to correct the February 23 minutes, including a vote that was recorded incorrectly as failing instead of passing 9-4.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Planning Board reviews housing projects and planning work

The board continued reviews of projects at 592 Washington Street, 26 Washington Street, and 48 Livermore Road to April 13, 2026. It also rejected a waiver from Design Review Board review for 31 Old Farm Road and released a $288,170 landscaping and hardscaping bond for 110 Hundreds Road.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Planning Board Advances Development Reviews

The board continued reviews of three development projects to March 23, 2026, including a 19-story condominium project at 592 Washington Street, a bank and office building at 26 Washington Street, and a large-house addition at 48 Livermore Road. It separately approved, by a 5-0 vote, the written decision authorizing increased density at 592 Washington Street.

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Briefing

Feb 23, 2026

Planning Board advances narrower RIO changes

The Planning Board voted 3-1 to remove development-agreement language from the proposed RIO zoning changes while retaining language that would remove single-family and other specified districts from RIO eligibility; a separate motion to eliminate RIO eligibility in all districts failed 1-3.

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Briefing

Feb 12, 2026

RIO Zoning Changes Remain Under Review

The RIO Task Force took no formal vote and planned another meeting to consider whether to eliminate Residential Incentive Overlay zoning entirely or only in residential districts. Members also discussed dropping development-agreement language after the Select Board declined to pursue one proposed approach; 14 RIO-ready parcels were identified in Precinct D.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Planning Board Advances Zoning Items

The board supported a floodplain zoning amendment unanimously, released a Town Counsel memo about the Residential Incentive Overlay proposal, and continued the RIO hearing to February 23.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

RIO zoning recommendations advance

The RIO Task Force voted 7-4 to keep the current purpose statement for the Residential Incentive Overlay zoning bylaw, while continuing work on district prohibitions and development-agreement requirements.

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Briefing

Jan 26, 2026

Planning Board Approves Two Project Changes

The Board unanimously approved a 19-unit development at 592 Washington Street with conditions requiring preservation of a large beech tree, north-side screening, at least four designated guest parking spaces, and DPW Engineering review of open-space calculations. It also approved reducing parking at 192/194 Worcester Street and 150 Cedar Street from 78 to 74 spaces, while continuing the 592 Washington Street Project of Significant Impact hearing to February 9 for additional departmental approvals and information.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Planning Board Advances Housing Review

The Board continued the 592 Washington Street density special permit to January 26 after reviewing a 19-unit project with four affordable units, 14,703 square feet of open space, and 38 parking spaces. It also approved an interim Planning Director and approved a property adequacy review for 5 Pond Terrace.

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