South Hingham Study Group Documents
South Hingham Study Group
- Study Area: All areas south of Whiting Street (Route 53) between the Derby Street/Gardner Street and the municipal boundary between Hingham and Weymouth. The area includes approximately 900 acres, primarily located within Office Park and Industrial Park Zoning Districts.
- Final Report, November 2017
- Study Area Map, prepared by Loni Fournier, Senior Planner/Conservation Officer
- MAPC Presentation to SHSG June 12, 2014 (PDF)
Demographics
- Town of Hingham Draft Master Plan Update (PDF). By the Metropolitan Planning Council (MAPC), dated March 2014.
- Mutchler, Jan E., Caitlin Coyle and Hayley Gravette. Aging in Hingham: A Community Affair (PDF). Boston: John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Center for Social and Demographic Research in Aging Gerontology Institute, 2013.
Business Inventory & Market Conditions
- South Hingham Commercial Inventory Study, Guiding the Future of Commercial Development in South Hingham (PDF). By the Hingham Development and Industrial Commission (HDIC), dated September 2014.
- Town of Hingham Draft Master Plan Update (PDF). By the Metropolitan Planning Council (MAPC), dated March 2014.
- Outlook for Economic Development in South Hingham. Presented by Hingham Business Council South Shore Chamber of Commerce, dated January 2010.
Environmental & Open Space Resources
South Hingham Resource Maps prepared by Abby Piersall, Senior Planner/Conservation Officer.
South Hingham Resource Maps prepared by Abby Piersall, Senior Planner/Conservation Officer.
Transportation
- Draft South Hingham Transportation Assessment, prepared for the Town of Hingham by Vanasse & Associates, Inc. (VAI), dated December 2015.
- South Hingham Transportation Study Update, presentation by Jeffrey Dirk, VAI, dated February 2, 2016
- Functional Design Report: Reconstruction and Related Work on Derby Street from Pond Park Road to Cushing Street (PDF) and Appendix A, Traffic Count Data (PDF), prepared for the Town of Hingham by CHA, dated September 2013.
- Derby Street Road Safety Audit, Derby Street at Route 3 Ramps (PDF), prepared for MassDOT on behalf of the Town of Hingham by CHA Consulting, dated December 2013.
- Derby Street Preliminary Plans from Pond Park Road to Cushing Street (PDF)
- Memorandum from John G. Morgan, Jr., P.E., PTOE to Roger Fernandes, regarding "Traffic Build-Out Analysis, Derby Street Corridor, MassDOT Project #607309, Hingham, MA (PDF)," dated March 6, 2015.
- MassDOT Reconstruction Plans Whiting Street (Route 53) and Derby Street (PDF)
- Service Road Documents
- Laidler, John. "Traffic, Long Commutes Challenge Suburbs on South Shore." Boston Globe, September 25, 2014.
- Draft Notes on Derby Street Area Traffic Infrastructure Related to South Hingham Commercial Development, prepared by Dick Cook, dated February 24, 2015
Water & Wastewater
- Tata and Howard Portable Water Concept/Approach and Cost Study, June 10, 2013 (PDF)
- Draft Memorandum from Environmental Partners Group, Inc., to Aquarion Water Company, dated May 20, 2016, regarding the Hingham-Hull-Cohasset Water System; Evaluation of Future Needs and Alternatives for New Water Sources
- Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP): Recommended Plan - Phase II, "Section 5 - Recommended Plan," prepared by CDM, dated July 2011.
- "Industrial/Office Park District: Wastewater Treatment Project Update (PDF)," presentation by Roger Fernandes, Town Engineer, to the SHSG, dated April 7, 2014.
- "Infrastructure and Development in South Hingham: Sewer, Water, and Economic Growth (PDF)," presentation by Jerry Seelen, dated January 13, 2015.
Public Services
- Demands on Police from Retail Uses
- Demands on Emergency Response Personnel from Senior Housing
- Need for South Hingham Fire Station
- Potential Residential Impact on School-Age Children (PDF)
Existing Permitting/Regulations/Resources
- Buildout Calculations - Assuming 0.25 FAR, approximately 6.5 million square feet of development potential exists in South Hingham (2 million in the Office Park and 4.5 million in the Industrial Park)
- Hingham Zoning By-Law
- Hingham Wetlands Regulations
- Chapter 43D: Expedited Permitting
- MassDevelopment Infrastructure Financing Programs
- Massachusetts Office of Business Development and the Economic Development Incentive Program
Development Opportunities, Considerations
- Three Alternative Futures: Economic Engine, Commercial Expansion, Derby Gateway (PDF)
- Tax Benefit Analysis for Alternative Scenarios:
- Hingham Master Plan. By John Brown Associates et al., dated December 2001.
- Town of Hingham Draft Master Plan Update (PDF). By the Metropolitan Planning Council (MAPC), dated March 2014.
- "South Hingham Study Group Scope and Progress to Date (PDF)," presentation by Judy Sneath, Chair, dated September 30, 2014.
- South Hingham Development Scenarios (PDF) and Discussion Charts (PDF) prepared by Tod McGrath and Jerry Seelen and presented on May 12, 2015.