Planning Board - 3-4-2026

a. Zoning Article 1 – Village Centers Overlay District (VCOD): Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 414 – Village Centers Overlay District (VCOD) to allow for zoning relief for maximum front yard setbacks from Route 28 to be via a Special Permit rather than a Variance (Section 414.6.4); and add Special Permit criteria for front yard setback requirements related to land takings or permanent easements taken as part of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Route 28 corridor improvement projects (Section 414.3.3).

Planning Board Signature on Definitive Subdivision Plan which has gone through the required 20-day appeal period. Brian D. Basler, Trustee of the Brian D. Basler Living Trust & Marcy L. Basler, Trustee of the Marcy L. Basler Living Trust, for property located at 63 Thacher Shore Road, Yarmouth Port, Assessor’s Map 122, Parcel 24.1, located in the R40 Zoning District

Discussion on March 3, 2026 Select Board meeting presentation of the Draft Short-Term Rental Study by the UMass Amherst Donahue Institute, funded by the Affordable Housing Trust.

a. March 10, 2026 - Select Board Zoning Review /======/ b. March 18, 2026 – Special Permit Public Hearing and two (2) VCOD Site Plan Reviews /======/ c. April 1, 2026 – Regular Meeting