Townsend Legals

   Notice is hereby given that the Town of Townsend, acting by its Affordable Housing Trust proposes to sell a parcel of real property owned by the Town, pursuant to applicable Massachusetts General Laws and local bylaws. Location and description of said parcel are below. 

   RFP responses will be received at the Land Use Office at the Townsend Town Hall until November 3, 2025, at 12:00 P.M (noon).  Responses received after such time will not be accepted. Please visit the Townsend Affordable Housing Trust website for more information on the Request for Proposals. 

Address: Haynes Road

Assessor’s Map / Parcel: 34-80-0

Book and Page (Registry of Deeds): Book 38455 / Page 293

Location / Description of Property: Parcel containing three acres of land and classified as RB2. 

Acreage / dimensions: 3.0 +/- acres

Contact for Information:

For further information contact:

Kieran D. Meehan

Housing and Grant Administrator

kmeehan@townsendma.gov

978-597-1700 x 1739

Town of Townsend, Land Use Department

10/3 and 10/10/2025 C

   Notice is hereby given that the Town of Townsend, acting by its Affordable Housing Trust proposes to sell a parcel of real property owned by the Town, pursuant to applicable Massachusetts General Laws and local bylaws. Location and description of said parcel are below. 

   RFP responses will be received at the Land Use Office at the Townsend Town Hall until November 3, 2025, at 12:00 P.M (noon).  Responses received after such time will not be accepted. Please visit the Townsend Affordable Housing Trust website for more information on the Request for Proposals. 

Address: Haynes Road

Assessor’s Map / Parcel: 34-80-0

Book and Page (Registry of Deeds): Book 38455 / Page 293

Location / Description of Property: Parcel containing three acres of land and classified as RB2. 

Acreage / dimensions: 3.0 +/- acres

Contact for Information:

For further information contact:

Kieran D. Meehan

Housing and Grant Administrator

kmeehan@townsendma.gov

978-597-1700 x 1739

Town of Townsend, Land Use Department

10/3 and 10/10/2025 H

   Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Townsend Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 6:35 PM in the Selectmen’s Chambers, Townsend Town Hall, and via Zoom to consider the following citizen’s petition to amend the Townsend Zoning Bylaw: To see if the Town will vote to: Amend §145-26 (Residential Districts) Append text at the end of §145-26(B)(14): Notwithstanding any provision of this Bylaw to the contrary, an APARTMENT/MULTIFAMILY BUILDING, as defined by §145-5, is prohibited on the following parcels: Assessor’s Map 10, Parcel 52 (Blood Road) and Assessor’s Map 10, Parcel 70 (West Elm Street). Amend §145-47 (Open space multifamily development (OSMD) Insert at the end of §145-47(B): “The provisions of this section shall not apply to Assessor’s Map 10, Parcel 52 and Assessor’s Map 10, Parcel 70.” Or take any action in relation thereto.

 Interested parties may attend in person at the Selectmen’s Chambers or participate remotely via Zoom. Details for accessing the meeting by Zoom are https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89196036724?pwd=INeKqH7qFfGDJqoSLnVegA3BdvhuwD.1 Meeting ID 89196036724 PC 121589.  Written comments may be submitted to the Planning Board at Townsend Town Hall, 272 Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469, or via email to planning@townsendma.gov by 4:00 PM on September 22, 2025.

Townsend Planning Board

9/5/25 & 9/12/25 F

Townsend Planning Board

Notice of Public Hearing

   In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Townsend Planning Board will hold a public hearing on: Monday, September 15, 2025 at 6:35 p.m. in Selectmen’s Chambers, Town Hall, 272 Main Street, Townsend, Massachusetts to consider proposed amendments to the Townsend Zoning bylaw, Chapter 145 as follows: Amend §145-5: Change “Apartment/Multifamily Building” to “Housing,” add “or multiple buildings on a lot,” remove restriction in Dwelling Units definition limiting unrelated persons to 5, Amend §145-37  to exempt apartments in the Multifamily Overlay District (MFOD) from special permit requirements. Amend §145-42(B): Allow residential uses in MFOD as of right, not subject to special permit. Amend §145-42.1 to replace the Site Plan Review Special Permit with Site Plan Approval, require landscaping plans, and establish a review timeline, for projects with >4 housing units. Add a new Section §145-54.2: Establish MFOD to allow multifamily housing as of right per MGL Ch. 40A, §3A. Under a separate Warrant article, amend §145-54.2(B)(1), (C), (D), (F)(8): Add single-family dwellings to MFOD uses allowed as of right. 

Amend the Townsend zoning map to include the Multifamily overlay district.   

   The complete text of the proposed amendments, above, is available for review in the Land Use Office at Town Hall, address above, during normal business hours, or by e-mailing a request for digital copies to planning@townsendma.gov. Remote access is provided as a courtesy, login credentials Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89196036724?pwd=INeKqH7qFfGDJqoSLnVegA3BdvhuwD.1

Meeting ID: 891 9603 6724  Passcode: 121589

   You are invited to attend the public hearing and participate in the discussion.  Any person wishing to be heard should appear on the date and at the time and place designated.  Comments may be sent to the Board, at the above Town Hall address, or via e-mail as aforesaid, prior to the date and time of the public hearing.

Andrew Shepherd, Chair

Townsend Planning Board

8/29 and 9/5/2025 E