zoning & development ·
Can the Planning Board approve more height than the zoning allows?
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The proposal at 55 Rindge shows six stories but the district table says four. I thought the table was the limit — what am I missing?
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Yes, through a special permit. The district table is the by-right limit; Section 10.43 lets the Planning Board grant additional height where the project meets specific criteria. The tracker's project page lists which sections of relief are requested — for 55 Rindge it is height and parking.
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Yes, through a special permit. The district table is the by-right limit; Section 10.43 lets the Planning Board grant additional height. The tracker's project page lists which sections of relief are requested.
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Worth adding: the special-permit criteria are public, and comments that speak to those criteria directly are the ones the board has to answer in its decision.