It was an evening full of public hearings, as the Planning Board met to present the Large House articles destined for Special Town Meeting’s warrant this October. They also closed up the public testimony on the potential development of a Chabad on Central Avenue near the Newman school. Finall,y they took at the big picture, once again with Large Houses, to chart the way to finalizing their findings, and exploring bylaw changes for next May.

Agenda:

1) Public Hearing: Special Town Meeting Articles
Article 1: Amend Zoning By-Law – Half Story (Attic) Requirements in the Single Residence B District
Article 2: Amend Zoning By-Law – Height Requirements in the Single Residence B District

2) Public Hearing: 1195 Central Avenue
Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Needham, Inc., Petitioner.
Request to demolish the existing building(s) on the property and to construct a Chabad and a single-family dwelling, which will be 34,005 square feet in the aggregate.

3) Discussion of Large House Zoning recommendations and the schedule of their advancement to the May 2027 Annual Town Meeting.