New zoning amendment would restrict retaining walls
Everyone has seen them: Mammoth new houses on lots meant for smaller homes, with everything held up by retaining walls…
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New website can tell you if your property qualifies for an accessory dwelling unit
Accessory dwelling units—detached cottage structures and attached “in-law apartment” additions—are often cited as an antidote to Newton’s housing shortage. But…
Mayor says Newton on track for Safe Harbor status in 2024
More than 50 years after Massachusetts set an affordable housing inventory threshold for cities and towns via Chapter 40B, Newton…
Newton’s Village Center rezoning passed: What does it all mean?
The City Council passed the Village Center Overlay District rezoning plan last week, but not before a slew of amendments…
City Council passes scaled-down Village Center rezoning plan
It is done. For now. Newton’s City Council approved the Village Center Overlay District proposal—or, at least, a chopped up,…
Newton City Council Removes Six Villages From Proposed Zoning Ordinance
Newton City Council finalized more amendments to the Village Center Overlay District (VCOD), including the removal of six villages from…
Border Street becomes a bargaining chip, is back in rezoning plan
The hope of up-zoning Border Street has risen and dissipated—much like the water that briefly engulfs it after a heavy…
Group gears up for referendum on village center rezoning before Council votes
Newton’s City Council hasn’t voted on the Village Center Overlay District proposal yet, but there’s already a plan for a…
How an old pipe makes new problems for Border Street rezoning effort
Scott Scarpato has been trying to get Newton to fix a pipe under Border Street—where he owns Automatic Laundry and…
STILL NOT THERE: Newton City Council ends another debate without a zoning vote
A City Council vote on the Village Center Overlay District rezoning plan will have to wait until the last of…