City Council

CITY OF SALEM NOTICE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL And PLANNING BOARD Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:30 PM The City Council and Planning Board will hold a joint public hearing on November 15, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 93 Washington St., Salem, MA in accordance with Chapter 40A, Section 5, of the Massachusetts General Laws for all persons interested in the following proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: 1) Adding a new section within Section 8-Entrance Corridor Overlay District requiring Design Review Board (DRB) recommendations to the Planning Board on the design of new construction non-residential structures of 10,000 s.f. or more and new construction of residential structure of six units or more and a Planning Board vote to determine if a proposed new construction non-residential structure between 2,000 and 9,999 s.f. should be referred to the DRB for a recommendation. 2) The implementation of Chapter 94G of the Massachusetts General Laws, Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed. The proposed amendments add: a) new uses, allowed only by special permit, to Section 3.0 -- Table of Principal and Accessory Uses for a retail marijuana cultivator within zones B2, B4, Industrial (I) and Business Park Development (BPD), a marijuana product manufacturer within zones I and BPD, a marijuana testing facility within the I zone, and a marijuana retailer within zones B2, B4, I and BPD, and a new use for a marijuana testing facility allowed by right in the B2 and BPD zones; b) new definitions to Section 10.0 for marijuana establishment, marijuana cultivator, marijuana product manufacturer, marijuana testing facility, marijuana retailer, marijuana processing, marijuana manufacturing, marijuana, marijuana accessories and marijuana products; and c) a new Section 6.10 – Special Regulations to provide for the special permit process for marijuana establishments listed in Section 3.0. 3) Adding a new section 3.2.8 entitled Accessory Living Areas to allow, only by special permit, the creation of an accessory unit within a single-family dwelling limited to two bedrooms and 800 s.f. for occupancy by family members who have some dependency for special housing needs due to age, mental or physical health, personal care requirements or economic factors, or by others such as nurses or nannies who occupy the accessory living area to facilitate providing direct care to a family member of the owner that resides in the dwelling. The proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are on file and available for review during normal business hours at the office of the City Clerk, 93 Washington Street, Salem, MA.