PB Agenda - Feb 21 2024

7pm on the 2nd Floor of the Rowley Town Hall located at 139 Main Street
Date: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 7:00pm

ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD - LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Pursuant to G.L., c. 40A, §3A, §5, & §11, notice is hereby given that the Rowley Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Rowley Town Hall, 2nd Floor auditorium, located at 139 Main Street, Rowley, MA., pertaining to amending the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw (“Zoning Bylaw”) and the Rowley Zoning Map to create the MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District (MCMOD) that would allow as-of-right multifamily housing in accordance with Section 3A of the Zoning Act (MGL Chapter 40A).  In order to be compliance with state law, the town will create the “Station” and the “Western” Zoning Overlay Districts

The “Station” zoning overlay district shall consist of approximately 35 acres and shall include the following properties located at 401 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 51); 397 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 52); 393 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 53-1); 395 Main Street (Map 27, Lots 53 2-A and 2-B); 387 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 54); 381 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 58); 383 Main Street (Map 27, Lot 57); 22 Deerfield Lane (Map 27, Lot 54-1); 23 Deerfield Lane (Map 27, Lot 54-5); 30 Deerfield Lane (Map 27, Lot 54-2); 29 Deerfield Lane (Map 27, Lot 54-4); 34 Deerfield Lane (Map 27, Lot 54-3); 1-12 Depot Way (Map 27, Lot 78); and Railroad Avenue (Map 27, Lot 78-1).  Subject parcels in the Station overlay district are located in the Outlying (OD) Zoning District. 

The “Western” zoning overlay district shall consist of approximately 47 acres and shall include the following properties located at 909 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Lot 34-2); 915 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Lot 31-1); 935 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Lot 31); Subject parcels in the Western overlay district are located in the Outlying (OD) Zoning District. 

Maps depicting the boundaries of the proposed Station and Western zoning overlay districts and the text of proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, and other relevant documents are on file with the Rowley Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at the Rowley Planning Board Office, located at the Town Hall Annex building at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA during public office hours.

Chris Thornton,

Planning Board Chairman­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­