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<p class="MsoNormal">Adding to what Art said, the guidelines for Framingham were drafted by MAPC and crafted in tandem with the new zoning, which included a section of “Design Standards” that we (a working group of staff, Planning Board, and Town Meeting Standing
Committee on Planning and Zoning members) decided could be enforceable under zoning. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any more questions about it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:navy">Erika Oliver Jerram, AICP | Acting Director</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Art Robert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 9, 2021 9:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eric Twarog <eric.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Downtown Design Guidelines<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 2015, Framingham adopted amendments to CB District Zoning & Map to encourage TOD development, with excellent support from MAPC and a subcontractor team.
<a href="https://www.framinghamma.gov/260/Transit-Oriented-Development">The city's TOD web page
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<p class="MsoNormal">The amended CB zoning code includes CB design standards. The work also generated CB design guidelines, adopted as
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Article 1 of the 7/25/19 Framingham Planning Board Project Review Guidelines</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know of any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 8:21 AM Eric Twarog <<a href="mailto:eric.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov">eric.twarog@greenfield-ma.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 4:58 PM Emily Hutchings <<a href="mailto:ehutchings@beverlyma.gov" target="_blank">ehutchings@beverlyma.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone recently gone through the process of updating or developing new downtown design guidelines, and would be willing to share their guidelines and/or RFPs, if you worked with a consultant?<o:p></o:p></p>
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