Creation of Multi-Family Housing Districts

Recent state legislation and regulations aimed at increasing the availability of housing in Massachusetts classify Wayland as an “MBTA Community”, requiring that the Town provide one or more zoning districts where multi-family housing can be constructed as-of-right. As the Planning Board works through the process of coming into compliance with these new requirements, we seek community input and the first opportunity for that is Tuesday, December 6 at 7:15 p.m. via Zoom (register via the link that will be available here)

The Planning Board will provide an overview of the new guidelines, the interim and final compliance deadlines, and discuss potential areas in town that could be candidates to accommodate multi-family housing. This state initiative is geared to increasing the number of market-rate housing units and is not a program for creating affordable housing.

Please join the members of the Planning Board and work with us to begin the process of creating new zoning districts that can accommodate multi-family housing.