Planning Board

Yarmouth Planning Board greenlights two Route 28 mixed-use projects in unanimous votes. The Becker's Package Store redevelopment at 49 and 55 Route 28 won 7-0 approval for a Special Permit to add two two-bedroom residential units above approximately 5,074 square feet of retail space, consolidating

Yarmouth Planning Board postpones Becker's Package Store expansion hearing. The board unanimously voted to continue the public hearing, originally scheduled for March 18, to April 1 due to a blizzard-related scheduling conflict affecting the Huzafia Corporation applicant's design team at Joe Casali

Planning Board meeting turns to Route 28 zoning and state housing program. The board endorsed a Village Centers Overlay District amendment allowing developers to seek front yard setback relief via Special Permit rather than Variance when MassDOT Route 28 corridor improvements require land takings;

Yarmouth Planning Board unanimously recommended zoning amendment allowing developers to seek relief from Village Centers Overlay District front yard setbacks via Special Permit rather than Variance. Town Planner Kathy Williams said MassDOT Route 28 corridor improvement projects--one in 75 percent