BCAT News

The Planning Board voted 3-4 against a proposed mixed use development district in the Mall Road area, a non-binding recommendation that Town Meeting will take into consideration when it votes [...]

The Burlington Planning Department is finalizing a plan to create a mixed-use middle housing overlay district in Burlington’s Town Center – in other words, areas where developers can build [...]

The Select Board is considering ways to protect individuals’ rights to build houses according to their preferences while also protecting the character of Burlington’s residential neighborhoods [...]

A resident-led effort to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries in Burlington has hit a challenge as the Planning Board worried that pursuing the effort would go against community support.  [...]

With multiple new laws and initiatives underway in town, the Planning Board is wrestling with ways to keep Burlington’s character intact while accommodating new laws and planning for healthy [...]

Burlington’s Signage Subcommittee is finalizing the language for a new bylaw that would establish signage districts and create the rules for Town Center, the first such district the subcommittee [...]

A warrant article to allow an electronic sign on the Burlington Town Common received a mixed vote from the Planning Board recently, with four voting in favor and two voting […]

In collaboration with the Planning Board and the Economic Development Office, the Town Meeting member and town resident behind warrant articles that would allow recreational marijuana [...]

With Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signing into law earlier this month requiring towns to allow accessory dwelling units by right in residential-zoned areas, a Burlington Planning Board [...]

Burlington’s Planning Board and Zoning Bylaw Review Committee expressed concern about proposed zoning and general bylaw changes that would allow recreational cannabis sales in certain parts of [...]

Burlington joined the growing list of Massachusetts communities to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. According to the 2021 law, Burlington had to create at least 50 acres of multi-family […]

The Burlington Select Board unanimously supported the Planning Board’s proposal to comply with the state MBTA Communities law, which requires Burlington to create at least 50 acres of by-right [...]

The Burlington Planning Board has been working hard to create a solution for Burlington to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, which requires towns to create multi-family zoning districts in [...]

The future of Burlington’s Blanchard/Wheeler Corridor will be connected, multi-modal, sustainable, balanced and vibrant, according to a vision plan presented by the Burlington Planning Department [...]

This September, Burlington Town Meeting will vote a pair of warrant articles, supported by the Planning Board, that would greatly reduce the chance of new smoke shops opening in town. […]

Does Burlington want smoke shops? That was the question at an August 10 joint meeting between the Zoning Bylaw Review Committee, the Planning Board and the Land Use Committee when […]

After some contentious discussion a new person has been named to the Planning Board to fill the seat left vacant after longtime member Paul Raymond retired last month. During a […]

The Planning Board held a special meeting to vote on who they wanted to put forward as a replacement for Paul Raymond, the member who retired suddenly last month, to […]