PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
GEORGETOWN PLANNING BOARD
Notice is hereby provided that the Town of Georgetown Planning Board will conduct Public Hearings pursuant to M.G.L. c.40A, Sec. 5, on proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw. Hearings will be to: a) amend §165-69 Accessory Dwelling Units and b) add language to §165-94 Pre-existing nonconforming structures or uses and c) amend language to §165-7 Definitions for nursery schools and d) change maximum building heights in §165-11, Attachment 3, Intensity of Use Schedule and e) correct Scribner errors in §165 Intensity of Use Schedule and f) amend §165-7 Definitions to add new language for Reduced Frontage Residential Lot as well as §165-11, Attachment 3 to add language reducing required frontage. The purpose of the hearings is to obtain public sentiment so that proper revisions can be made regarding Warrant Articles proposed by the Georgetown Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.
The Public Hearings will be on Wednesday, 25 MARCH 2026. The hearing to amend §165-69 Accessory Dwelling Units will begin at 7:30pm. The hearing to add language to §165-94 Pre-existing nonconforming structures or uses will begin at 7:35 pm. The hearing to amend language to §165-7 Definitions of nursery schools will begin at 7:40 pm. The hearing to discuss changing maximum building heights in §165-11, Attachment 3, Intensity of Use Schedule will begin at 7:45 pm. The hearing to correct Scribner errors in §165 Intensity of Use Schedule will begin at 7:50 pm. The hearing to amend §165-7 Definitions to add new language for Reduced Frontage Residential Lot as well as §165-11, Attachment 3 to add language reducing required frontage will begin at 7:55pm. The hearings will be held virtually via Zoom, at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard in relation thereto. The link to the Zoom meeting will be available on the Planning Board’s agenda which can be found on the Town’s Calendar of Upcoming Events at www.Georgetownma.gov 48 hours prior to the Public Hearing. The full text of the proposed amendments and potential changes are on file and available for inspection during normal business hours at Town Hall in the Planning Office, 1 Library Street, Georgetown, MA and can be viewed online at:
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/georgetownma/government/boards commissions/planning_boa rd/index.php#outer-4887
The above-cited remote meeting connection information will be included on the 25 MARCH 2026 Planning Board meeting agenda, which will be posted on the Town of Georgetown website no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting. Further, the meeting will be broadcast live on the Georgetown Local Access Cable TV Channel 9. Video recordings of this meeting, and all Georgetown Planning Board meetings may be found at www.georgetownma.gov by choosing the Community TV option.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81111555522 Meeting ID: 811 1155 5522
Passcode: 108881
For more information about these Public Hearings or if you were unable to attend the hearing and would like to communicate your concerns or questions about this application, please send an eMail to the Town Planner at FOConnor@GeorgetownMA.gov . Written correspondence received before Noon on the day of the hearing will be accepted and read into the record.
Frank O’Connor, Jr.
Planner for Town of Georgetown 3/4, (3/11)
