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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning (sub) 08/21/2024apE Town of Mansfield A RECEIVED 6 Park Roiv, A4ansfrekl,1i11102048 a,�r ri Oi I ICE Planning Board Dimensional StandardWit, h►hlQce An%Osis Working Group (Subcommittee of tje1'lanning Board) Meeting Minutes August 21, 2024 Meeting Held in Person in Planning Department Conference Roonr Present: Michael Feck, Beth Aslnnan-Collins, and Joe Cerretani Sarah Raposa, Director of Planning & Development Group Agreed that Minutes taking would rotate and Mr. Cerretani agreed to take minutes for 1st meeting. Furthermore, the group agreed not to appoint a Chair. Mr. Feck started the discussion pointing out the need for more multi -family housing and the need to look at the R2 in depth to make changes. He brought up the need to review standards that unreasonably prohibited the feasible development of housing in the Rl allowing for the less preferred development of schools, solar farms, and other less desirable protected uses. Ms. Aslunan-Collins agreed but thought thatJM Goldson's Report recommendations provided some more glaring needs towards the center of town in the R2 and suggested we focus on that first. The group agreed and began a discussion regarding areas of the R2 that were already seriously out of compliance and would be better suited and more compliant to the R3 dimensional standards. This would also create more opportunities for multi -family uses within the center of town that the group recognized as appropriate and in many cases already in use, pre-existing/non-conforming. The group agreed that moving certain areas of the R2 to the R3 was a better idea than changing the dimensional standards of the R2 overall. Mr. Feck (with direction from the group) drew (on the wall zoning map) borders of proposed R3 areas near the center of town. Ms. Raposa agreed to take a deeper dive into those areas to look at current uses and compliance to the R2/R3 and report back to the group in the next meeting. Dimensional Standards Compliance Analysis Working Group Meeting Minutes 8/27/24 Page 1 of 2 Ms. Aslmnan-Collins mentioned allowing duplexes in the resulting R2 within certain standards by Special Permit. Mr. Cerretani thought that was a reasonable consideration but that we should consider that after changes were made to the center of town. The group agreed. Mr. Feck shared some research he did regarding the dimensional standards Mansfield currently has in it's RI vs neighboring communities (Norton, Easton, Foxboro, North Attleboro, Sharon, and Attleboro) and what they have in their comparable residential zones. In all cases, Mansfield's dimensional standards are the most restrictive. His research indicated that the vast majority of RI is built to 120' frontage and 30,000 SF lots with no lot width requirement. Current requirement is 200' frontage and 60,000 SF lots with 200' lot width requirement at 90 degrees (+/- 20 degrees). The group agreed to review further and look into changes that would better support housing development in the RI zone. y. The group agreed to meet next on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the Planning Conference Room. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 pin. The date of the next Dimensional Standards Compliance Analysis 61'orking Group meeting is September 17, 2024 at 5�30—p.. m. 9/17/24 V VgGroup Member Date of Approval Dimensional Standards Compliance Analysis Working Group Meeting Minutes 8/27/24 Page 2 of 2