Board continues zoning rewrite, closes three hearings
The Southwick Planning Board continued its hearing on a townwide zoning rewrite and closed three other public hearings.
Planning Board · Meeting of October 20, 2026
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Planning Board continued its hearing on a townwide zoning rewrite and closed three other public hearings. Consultant Ed Mastriani of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission said a $45,000 state grant will fund a "zoning modernization project" creating a new transitional zoning district and a town center overlay district, plus an overhaul of the Business Restricted zone. The board closed hearings on an outdoor-cooking expansion for Crepes Tea House, a 2,400-square-foot commercial building for S.G.
Plumbing & Heating on College Highway, and a second-story addition at 22 Shore Road, with written decisions due at the November 10 meeting. DPW Director Rich Bozak confirmed no issues with a revised riprap slope design replacing a retaining wall near a sewer easement at the College Highway site. The board also voted to authorize its chair to submit Accessory Dwelling Unit bylaw credit documentation to the state's MPIC program and approved minutes from September 8 and October 6.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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