Under a statewide technical assistance contract, PPRI worked with planners in the town of Topsfield, MA to develop, analyze, and implement new zoning for “by-right” multifamily housing, consistent with the state’s “MBTA 3A Multifamily Zoning” requirements (Section 3A of MGL c. 40A).
The proposed zoning bylaw, which included a new 15.8 acre overlay district capable of supporting up to 118 units of new by-right multifamily housing, was approved in Spring, 2024 by more than two-thirds of the voters.