Zoning Amendments - MBTA Communities

Multi-Family Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities
In 2020, the state legislature enacted changes to make it easier to create more housing across the region. New provisions require MBTA-served communities to adopt zoning to permit multi-family housing in Sec. 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A. The State Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) issued final guidelines for communities to comply. Attorney General Compliance Enforcement

The Planning Board held public work sessions followed by a series of public hearings between October 2022 through February 2023. All community and Town Meeting members were invited to participate in the process.

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Meetings are filmed by LexMedia 

Zoning Proposal for 2023 Annual Town Meeting:

Annual Town Meeting presentation slides and video
March 2 Town Meeting Members Association Info Session presentation slides
School Enrollment Working Group Response
February 27 Planning Board presentation slides to the Select Board
February 1 Planning Board Public Hearing presentation slides link to LexMedia Video (Changes made after this meeting)

Background Data ~ Data Town 

  1. School Enrollment Working Group Response (PDF)
  2. MBTA-LargerParcelsSorted_DistrictAddressUse
  3. MBTA-LargeParcels_CountsByParcelSize
  4. Lexington Housing Data
  5. MBTA-LargeParcels-sorted_BaseZoningUseAddressAcres
  1. MBTA-LargeParcels-sorted_OverlayDistrictAddressUseZoneAcres
  2. MBTA-LargerParcelsSorted_AcreRange-UseAddressOverlayZoneAcres
  3. Aerial Maps
  4. Cost Benefit New Housing Study
  5. LexingtonNEXT-Final
  1. League of Women voters presentations

Documents & Material (PDF)

  1. 10.21.2022 Final Guidelines (PDF)
  2. 10.21.2022 Affordability Guidelines Revised (PDF)
  3. 10.25.2022 Workshop Marked Up Map-COMBINED
  4. 10.25.2022 Housing Workshop Maps (PDF)
  5. 10.25.2022 Housing Workshop Presentation (PDF)
  1. 10.12.2022 PB Presentation (PDF)
  2. 08.16.2022 Staff Memo on Final Guidelines (PDF)
  3. Workshop Feedback Forms
  4. Attorney General Enforcement