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Berlin Planning Board Public Hearing

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 8:00pm

The Town of Berlin Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. at the Berlin Town Offices, 23 Linden Street, Berlin. 

The purpose of the public hearing is to provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on proposals to amend the Town of Berlin Zoning By-Laws pursuant to M.G.L. c.40 A section 5 to be acted upon at the Annual Town Meeting to be held May 6, 2019. The proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law would be:

ARTICLE 1: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law Section 720 Senior Residential Development by eliminating 723.2(b) as shown below in strikethrough and changing 723.2(c) to 723.2(b) as shown below in strikethrough and bold type; or take any action relative thereto.

723.2 Occupancy Restriction: The following provisions are intended to ensure that the dwelling units in an SRD are used as residences for persons of age 55 and older. 
(a) Each unit in an SRD shall be occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older. 
(b) Children under age 18 may not reside in a dwelling unit in an SRD for more than six (6) months in any nine (9) month period. 
(c)(b) In the event of the death of the qualifying owner/occupant(s) of a unit, or foreclosure or other involuntary transfer of a unit in an SRD, a two-year exemption shall be allowed for the transfer of the unit to another eligible household.

Article 2: Senior Residential Development Overlay District:
To see if the Town will vote to establish a Senior Residential Development Overlay District (Section 430, Town of Berlin Zoning) for a 29+/- acre parcel of land located on the northerly side of River Road West. This land is shown as Parcel 29 on Map 7 of the Town of Berlin Tax Map as revised through June 30, 2017. The parcel is owned by Worcester Sand and Gravel Co. (Citizens Petition)

A full copy of the proposed Zoning by-law amendments is on file with the Town Clerk for review during normal Town Clerk office hours or at www.mytowngovernment.org.

For the Board,
Timothy H. Wheeler