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Chase Bank Addition Site Visit Addresses Fire Truck Access

Medfield Planning Board reviews Chase Bank site addition during parking lot visit. The Board conducted a site visit at Shaw's Plaza to address Fire Chief William DeKing's concerns about fire apparatus circulation around the proposed 3,293-square-foot building. Applicant engineer Nick Dewhurst

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board appoints Gendron to fill seat left by Meehan resignation

Medfield Planning Board unanimously appoints Gendron to full member seat following resignation. The board voted to elevate Michael Gendron from Associate Member to full member, filling the position vacated by Vice Chair Seth Meehan's resignation. Gendron brings prior municipal government and state

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board refines mixed-use overlay draft for downtown Medfield

Medfield Planning Board refines downtown mixed-use zoning overlay draft ahead of hearing. The board reviewed Version 9 of a proposed overlay district designed to encourage mixed-use development in the downtown, with revisions to the district map and parking standards. Vice Chair Seth Meehan chaired

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board continues Chase Bank hearing over safety concerns

Planning Board continues Chase Bank hearing over circulation and emergency access concerns. The board unanimously approved a continuance to March 2 for the proposed 3,293-square-foot building at Shaw's Plaza. Fire Chief William DeKing said the site's internal circulation remains "somewhat of a

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board streamlines Mixed-Use Overlay District zoning

Planning Board advances Mixed-Use Overlay District zoning toward March public hearing. At its January 20 meeting, the Board directed Director of Land Use Maria De La Fuente and consultant Ted Brovitz to finalize the downtown zoning draft by mid-February to meet legal advertisement deadlines for a

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Continues Chase Bank Site Plan Hearing to February 2

Planning Board continues Chase Bank site plan hearing to February 2, 2026. Chair Teresa James, Member Doug Larence, and Member Corinne Schieffer voted unanimously to continue the site plan approval hearing for R.K. Medfield, LLC's Chase Bank project at Shaw's Plaza to February 2 at 7:30 PM via

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board reviews Mixed-Use Overlay District draft bylaw

Medfield Planning Board advances mixed-use overlay district zoning bylaw with consultant review. The Board reviewed Version 5 of the proposed overlay for downtown and Route 109, discussing 35-foot height limits, floor-area ratios of 1.5, parking flexibility, and 15 percent affordable housing

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