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- Report to Town Meeting
- Briefing to Select Board on Recommendations presented on April 13, 2023
- Presentation on Housing Choice Voting Thresholds and Potential Outcomes for Article 29, dated April 13, 2023
- 2022 Zoning By-Law Redlined to Reflect all Recommended Amendments
Zoning Articles for Consideration at Annual Town Meeting 2023
- Planning Board Submission to Select Board, dated November 30, 2022
- Select Board Referral to Planning Board, dated December 5, 2022
Zoning Article Presentations made during Planning Board Hearings
Article 29 - Accessory Dwelling Units
The intent of this article is to amend provisions of the Zoning By-Law to allow detached accessory dwelling units and adopt new or update existing regulations related to the creation of both detached and attached accessory dwelling units. Affected provisions include, but are not limited to updated purposes, definitions, and standards such as minimum lot size, maximum area, setback and separation requirements, occupancy terms, and any other eligibility, dimensional, and design requirements reasonably related to the creation of accessory dwelling units. The article also proposes to maintain the existing owner occupancy requirement and eliminate the requirement that family members occupy the other unit.
- Report of the Accessory Dwelling Units Study Committee (Please visit https://www.hingham-ma.gov/940/Documents for additional background information reviewed by the Study Committee)
- Full Text of Proposed Amendment
- Planning Board Questions and Comments for Consideration, dated January 23, 2023
- Benchmark Communities Comparison, updated January 23, 2023
- Memo from S. Murphy, dated January 27, 2023
- NY Times Article, "Senior Housing that Seniors Actually Like," dated January 29, 2023
- Memo from J. Gay-Smith, dated January 30, 2023
- Response to Questions from Assessor, dated January 30, 2023
- Housing Assistance on Cape Cod ADU Article
- Suggested Edits from G. Tondorf-Dick, dated February 13, 2023
- ADU By-Law Markup, dated February 13, 2023
- Draft ADU By Law Amendment with Family Restriction - Red Lined February 17, 2023
Public Comment
- Public Comment from D. DeNapoli, received January 25, 2023
- Public Comments from C. Bowman, received January 26, 2023
- Public Comment from S. Mason, dated January 26, 2023
- Public Comment from L. Burns, dated January 26, 2023
- Public Comment from D. Steele, dated January 26, 2023
- Public Comment from U. Vakil, received January 27, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Moulds, dated January 27, 2023
- Public Comment from J. Heileman, dated January 27, 2023
- Public Comment from K. Sutton, dated January 27, 2023
- Public Comment from S. Gertz, dated January 29, 2023
- Public Comment from L. Wittman, dated January 30, 2023
- Public Comment from B. Rouleau, dated January 30, 2023
- PowerPoint Slide from B. Rouleau, dated January 30, 2023
- Public Comment from C. Orwig, dated January 30, 2023
- Public Comment from L. Freeman, dated January 30, 2023
- HAHT Presentation, dated January 30, 2023
- Public Comment from A. Molloy Hussey, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from K. Blackwell, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from L. Parsons, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from R. Patel, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from M. Ayer, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from A. Turner, dated January 31, 2023
- Public Comment from A. Fairbanks, dated February 1, 2023
- Public Comment from C. Daley, dated February 2, 2023
- Public Comment from O. Lanna, dated February 2, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Kitchin, dated February 2, 2023
- Public Comment from B. Rouleau, dated February 3, 2023
- Public Comment from M. Cullings, dated February 3, 2023
- Public Comment from S. Wetzel, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from M. Costello, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from R. Jaromin, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from C. Sturtevant, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Boylan, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from W. English, received February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Claypoole, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from A. and D. Calnan, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from J. Kelley, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from A. Anderson, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from P. Gannon, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Ioanilli, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from L. Marwill, dated February 6, 2023
- Public Comment from C. and H. Hidell, received February 7, 2023
- Public Comment from J. Weymouth, received February 7, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Emerson, received February 7, 2023
- Public Comment from D. DeNapoli, dated February 8, 2023
- Public Comment from HAHT, received February 10, 2023
- Public Comment from G. DiLoreto, dated February 10, 2023
- Public Comment from HAHT, received February 22, 2023
- HAHT Presentation
- Scituate and Weston Rental Listings
- Lexington and Westwood Rental Listings
- Wellesley ADU Article, dated April 13, 2022
- Wellesley ADU Article, dated February 10, 2023
- Public Comment from P Sprecher, received February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from J. Giesbrecht, received February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from D. DeNapoli, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from Unity Council, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from K. and E. Healey, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from E. Boylan, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from B. McAlvin, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from J. Kelley, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from C. Orwig, dated February 27, 2023
- Public Comment from D. DeNapoli, dated March 14, 2023
Article 30 - Minimum Occupancy Term for Residential Uses
The intent of this article is to adopt a minimum occupancy term for residential dwelling units in order to prevent transient uses such as short-term rentals.
- Full Text of Proposed Amendment
- Memo from S. Murphy, dated January 27, 2023
Article 31 - Storage of Unregistered Vehicles
The intent of this article is to replace Section 35 of Article 10 of the General Bylaws with new subsets under Section 1.8 of Section III-A Schedule of Uses of the Zoning By-Law to regulate the outdoor storage of unregistered vehicles in connection with single-family and two-family dwellings.
Article 32 - Downtown Hingham Overlay District
The intent of this article is to eliminate an obsolete reference to a previously amended subset (4.18) of Section III-A Schedule of Uses in order to correctly reference parking areas by replacing Section III-G,6.b.(ii) in its entirety.
Article 33 - Hingham Harbor Overlay District
The intent of this article is to eliminate an obsolete reference to a previously amended subset (4.18) of Section III-A Schedule of Uses in order to correctly reference parking areas by replacing the first sentence of Section III-H,5.c. in its entirety. Additionally, the amendment would explicitly allow seawalls, embankments or other coastal defenses within the Hingham Harbor Overlay District and modify otherwise effective dimensional standards in the Zoning By-Law for these structures.
Article 34 - Electric Vehicle Charging Parking Requirements
The intent of this article is to update provisions of Section V-A Off-Street Parking Requirements to create a standard for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations or infrastructure for future charging stations for all moderate or large parking lots. Additionally, the article would allow parking spaces reserved for electric vehicle charging to qualify toward the minimum parking requirement for the use of the property.