Legal Notices

________________________________________________________________________________ LEGAL NOTICE FRANKLIN, MA In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, notice is hereby given that the Franklin Town Council will hold Public Hearings to consider the following four Zoning Bylaw Amendments of the Code of the Town of Franklin. 24-906: Changes to §185-3. Definitions, Mixed Use Development Definition - This zoning map amendment would amend the Town’s existing definition of Mixed Use Development (Chapter 185, Section 3 of Franklin Town Code) by adding the following text: Mixed Use Development - A development on a single parcel containing either more than one non-residential uses, or a combination of nonresidential and residential uses. Uses allowed within a Mixed Use Development for specific Zoning Districts are detailed in use Regulations Schedule Parts I through VII (see Attachments 2 through 8). 24-907R: Changes to §185-21 Parking, Loading and Driveway Requirements - This zoning map amendment would amend the Town’s existing parking, loading and driveway requirements (Chapter 185, Section 21B of Franklin Town Code) for the Downtown Commercial Zoning District by reducing the number of required parking spaces per residential unit in a mixed use development from 1.5 to 1, while also making non-residential uses in the Downtown Commercial Zoning District exempt from the parking space requirements of §185-21B. 24-908: A Zoning Bylaw to Amend the Franklin Town Code at Chapter 185, Attachment 7, Part VI, Use Regulation Schedule: Residential Uses - This zoning bylaw amendment would amend Chapter 185 of the Code of the Town of Franklin by additions to §185, Attachment 7, Part VI Use Regulation Schedule: Residential Uses, Multipfamily or Apartment. 24-913: Zoning Map Changes from Business to Commercial I, an Area on Union Street Near Franklin Crossing - This zoning bylaw amendment would amend the Town’s existing Zoning Map (Chapter 185, Section 5, of Franklin Town Code) by changing parcel 287-074-000 at 305 Union St. from the Business zoning district to the Commercial I zoning district. The public hearings, together with second readings of and final votes on adoption of these zoning bylaw amendments, will take place during the Town Council’s public meeting on August 14, 2024, beginning at 7:00 PM and will provide an open forum for discussion. Location: Municipal Building, 2nd floor Council Chambers, 355 E. Central Street, Franklin, and also via the “ZOOM” platform. Residents can visit the Town website (Franklinma.gov) town calendar to review full text of proposed zoning bylaw amendments and for up to date meeting information, on and after August 9, 2024. Please call the Town Administrator’s Office at (508) 520-4949 if you require further information or to make arrangements for translation services. Submitted by, Julie McCann