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CANTON PLANNING BOARD
                                   REPORT AND MOTION
                             ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – MAY 9th, 2022

                              ARTICLE #38 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW
                                          Section 2.0 Districts
                                (Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)

Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to amend Zoning By-law Section 2.0 Districts, as follows:

1.
That Zoning Bylaw Section 2.1 “Establishment” be amended to add reference to the Commercial Mixed-Use
District under the category of “Other Districts”.

2.
That Zoning Bylaw Section 2.2 “Overlay and Special Districts” be amended to remove reference to the
Economic Opportunity Overlay District (EEOD), Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD), Hotel Overlay
District (HOD), and Village Housing Overlay District (VHOD).

Or to take any other action related thereto.

PUBLIC HEARING:
This is to certify that a public hearing concerning the subject matter above, as place on the warrant for the
2022 Annual Town Meeting, was held by the Planning Board on February 16th, 2022 at 5:30 P.M. and
continued to March 2nd, 2022 at 6:00 P.M., in the Salah Meeting Room, Town Hall, 801 Washington Street,
Canton, Massachusetts, in accordance with the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A.

Said amendment is contained, in its entirety, in a document available for public review on file in the office of
the Planning Board, the Town Clerk, the Board of Selectmen, at Memorial Hall, and at the reference desk of
the Canton Public Library. It is also available online on the Planning Department website.

Notice of the subject matter for the public hearing, sufficient for identification, has been published in the
Canton Citizen, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town on January 27th and February 3rd, 2022.

REPORT:
On February 16th, and again on March 2nd, 2022, the Planning Board discussed the proposed article to amend
Section 2.0 Districts. The Commercial Mixed-Use District is proposed to be created at the 2022 annual town
meeting. The Economic Opportunity Overlay District (EEOD) and Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD)
are proposed to be eliminated at the 2022 annual town meeting. The Hotel Overlay District (HOD) and
Village Housing Overlay District (VHOD) were already eliminated at previous town meetings. This
housekeeping article updates the list of districts.

RECOMMENDATION:
On February 16th, 2022, the Planning Board voted unanimously with four (4) members in favor and none
opposed, to recommend that this Article be adopted at Town Meeting with no changes in the motion, that
the applicable language be added directly into this section of the by-laws. The hearing was closed on March
2nd, 2022, with no changes to the motion.

Voted 4-0
In favor: Patricia McDermott, Kathy McCormack, David McCarthy, and Joseph Amrhein
Not present: Robert E. Panico

MOVED:
That the Town will vote to amend Zoning By-law Section 2.0 Districts, as follows:

1.
That Zoning Bylaw Section 2.1 “Establishment” be amended to add reference to the Commercial Mixed-Use
District under the category of “Other Districts”.

2.
That Zoning Bylaw Section 2.2 “Overlay and Special Districts” be amended to remove reference to the
Economic Opportunity Overlay District (EEOD), Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD), Hotel Overlay
District (HOD), and Village Housing Overlay District (VHOD).

or to take any other action related thereto.


Respectfully submitted,


_____________________________
David McCarthy
Chair of the Canton Planning Board