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Government · Planning Board

Board reviews pending state zoning and housing legislation

Attorney Murphy presented pending state zoning and housing bills to the Planning Board, which would substantially restrict local land-use authority if enacted. The Economic Development Bill would codify site plan review while eliminating local authority to impose aesthetic standards on development.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board confirms Bishops Lane subdivision procedure

Hingham Planning Board confirms procedures for Bishops Lane subdivision. Chair Tracy Shriver and the five-member board unanimously ratified administrative procedures from Community Planning Director Emily Wentworth regarding an incomplete definitive subdivision filing at 16 and 0 Bishops Lane. The

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves four homes, continues two applications

Planning Board approves four residential projects, continues two for further deliberation. Chair Tracy Shriver and members Carr, Tondorf-Dick, Ellis, and Kelly unanimously approved site plan reviews for reconstructions at 1192 Main Street, 81 Kimball Beach Road, 35 Smith Road, and 222 South

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