MBTA Communities Multi-Family Zoning Statute: Townsend Compliance
In order to support the mission to comply with the MBTA communities program regulations, the below resources are available.
MBTA Communities law information available at Town Meeting (most up to date information)
MBTA Communities Multi-Family Zoning Act Handout with Q&A May 2024 (added 5/14/2024)
Townsend DLTA-MBTA3A-MRPC Technical Assistance memo (added 5/14/2024)
Overlay Districts Location in Townsend (added 5/14/2024)
MBTA Communities law compliant overlay Districts & the planning process description
MBTA Communities Districts (Added 11/15/2023)
Townsend, MA: Potential MBTA communities Compliant Districts (Added 11/30/2023)
MBTA Communities FACT Sheet
MBTA Communities Fact Sheet (Added 11/30/2023)
MBTA Communities DRAFT Multifamily Zoning Bylaw
Updated Draft MBTA Multifamily Zoning Bylaw (Added 1/30/2024)
Draft MBTA Multifamily Zoning Bylaw (Added 10/23/2023)
Potential MBTA Communities law compliant overlay Districts & Non-Feasible MBTA communities law Zone areas:
Non Feasible Areas and Potential Districts 9-12 (Added 9/20/2023)
Townsend, MA: Non-Feasible MBTA Zone Areas & Potential MBTA CommunitiesCompliant Districts (Added 9/7/2023)
Townsend, MA: Non-Feasible MBTA Zone Areas & Potential MBTA CommunitiesCompliant Districts (Added 7/27/2023)
Townsend, MA: Non-Feasible MBTA Zone Areas & Potential MBTA Communities Compliant Districts (Added 6/26/2023)
Townsend, MA: Non-Feasible MBTA Zone Areas (Added 5/10/2023)
MBTA communities law compliance project presentations:
MBTA Presentation on 5/3/2023 (Added 5/10/2023)
Select Board Meeting on 10/17/2023
Planning Board Meeting on 10/30/2023
Special Town Meeting Presentation (Added 11/27/2023)
MBTA communities law compliance project supporting documents:
Townsend Compliance Action Plan (Added 5/10/2023)
Summary of Revisions to Section 3A (Added 5/10/2023)
MBTA Communities Sample Zoning (Added 5/10/2023)
Attorney General MBTA Communities Advisory (Added 5/10/2023)
Revision to Section 3A Compliance Guidelines 8-17 (Clean Version) (Added 9/12/2023)
MBTA Category Map 8-4 (Added 9/15/2023)
Summary of Changes to Section 3A as of 8-17 (Added 9/12/2023)
MBTA communities law compliance project 3A Compliance model data sheets:
3A Compliance Model (Added 6/26/2023)
3A Compliance Model Part 1 (Added 9/7/2023)
3A Compliance Model Part 2 (Added 9/7/2023)
Additional Resources:
MBTA Community Webinar Series - Massachusetts Housing Partnership