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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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 2

Government · Planning Board

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

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

Government · Planning Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25

Government · Planning Board

Needham Planning Board Continues Chabad Hearing, Takes First Steps on Large-House Zoning

Needham Planning Board opens hearing on proposed Chabad center while debating fiscal impact of large-house zoning overhaul.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 17

Government · Planning Board

Planning Board votes 3-1 to close hearing on house-size limits

Needham Planning Board voted 3-1 to close its first hearing on zoning changes that would shrink allowable house sizes townwide.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 4