WATERTOWN, MA–After nearly a year of planning, meetings and discussion, the Watertown Square Area Plan zoning changes have been adopted by the City Council, Watertown News reported.
“The updated zoning will meet the State’s housing requirements, even after trimming back some of the recommendations from the Planning Board, and the Council increased the green building requirements for new projects,” Watertown News said.
The Council approved the Watertown Square Zoning unanimously. They included a majority of the changes recommended by the Planning Board on Oct. 30, but Councilors also adopted several amendments, Watertown News said.
Here are some highlights as reported by Watertown News:
Sustainable Building Requirements
The Planning Board recommended zoning changes sent to the City Council called for new projects in the Watertown Square Area Plan zones to be required to be built to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certifiable standards.
Zoning Map Changes
A few of the Planning Board recommended changes to the original Zoning proposal were amended by the City Council, including areas along Galen Street, North Beacon Street, and Arsenal Street.
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