Needham Planning Board Orders Height Bylaw Draft, Defers Two Other Large-House Rules
Needham Planning Board advances building height bylaw toward October town meeting while deferring front-yard setback and attic rules.
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Planning Board
A collection of 11 issues
Needham Planning Board Continues Chabad Site Plan Hearing, Rescind Utility Recommendation
Needham Planning Board continues Chabad hearing to September amid unresolved engineering and access concerns.
Needham Planning Board Targets Fall Town Meeting for Large House Height and Setback Rules
Needham Planning Board targets fall 2026 Town Meeting for large house height and setback zoning changes.
Needham Planning Board Elects New Chair, Advances Parking Overhaul and Self-Storage Permit
NEEDHAM — May 19, 2026 — Needham Planning Board seats new leadership and hears sweeping parking-code overhaul proposal. At the May 19 meeting, members unanimously elected Justin as chair and Adam Block as vice chair before approving two site-plan decisions: a revised special permit for a Cabbage Street self-storage
Needham Planning Board Declines Comment on Private Kendrick Street Fitness Facility Application
Needham Planning Board votes no comment on private fitness facility, prepares for Town Meeting ADU articles.
Needham Planning Board Unanimously Rejects Affordability Mandate for Senior Housing District
Needham Planning Board rejects affordability amendment to senior housing district ahead of Town Meeting.
Needham Planning Board Pulls Two Zoning Articles, Continues Chabad Hearing to June
Needham Planning Board continues Chabad center hearing, unanimously withdraws two zoning articles from Town Meeting warrant.
Needham Planning Board closes hearing on data center's conversion to self-storage
Needham Planning Board signals approval for converting a vacant 128,750-square-foot data center at 105 Cabot Street to self-storage, closing a public hearing unanimously on April 7.
Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development
Needham Planning Board votes 3-1 to recommend rezoning 888 Great Plain Avenue for mixed-use development and defers contested large-house floor area ratio rules to fall.
Needham Planning Board Defers Large-House Zoning Decisions, Eyes April Deadline
Needham Planning Board makes no decisions on large-house zoning, raising town meeting timeline concerns.