Planning Board continues sidewalk waiver, defers zoning votes, opens senior housing hearing
Planning Board · Meeting of January 22, 2026
Stoughton Planning Board deferred major zoning decisions and opened a senior housing debate. Chair Daniel Kelly and members voted unanimously to postpone sidewalk construction at Turnpike Street until April 2026, allowing first-house occupancy without winter construction. The board continued a zoning amendment hearing to February 12 at a property owner's request, expressing reservations about expanding General Business zone designations.
A new senior housing bylaw hearing opened, with Roberta Harback, Chair of the Redevelopment Authority, proposing cottage-style units on town property adjacent to the Senior Center; Kelly questioned whether the RC zone restriction would prevent development. A sign special permit for 614 Park Street moved to March 12, pending detailed landscaping and digital display specifications from the applicant.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of January 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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