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Board advances zoning rewrite, takes no votes
Berlin Planning Board advanced a zoning bylaw overhaul without taking any substantive votes.
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Board Approves New Boylston Road Building Lot
The Berlin Planning Board approved a lot-line split on Boylston Road and kept debating a contractor's parked work truck. Engineer Ryan Proctor of Dillis & Roy won unanimous, 3-0 approval for a plan creating a new conforming lot at 97 Boylston Road for owners Carl and Mary Matthew.
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Planning Board Advances Zoning Rewrite for Town Meeting
Berlin Planning Board confirms a statewide small-lot ballot question won't reach town, advances zoning rewrite.
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Berlin Planning Board approves Derby Road two-lot subdivision plan
Berlin Planning Board approves Derby Road lot split, tables state energy bylaws. The board voted 4-0 to endorse a two-lot Approval Not Required plan on Derby Road presented by engineer Jason Gouillette for applicants Michael and James Holyoke, with lots of 4.69 and 23.93 acres.
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Berlin Planning Board Unanimously Approves Two Randall Road ANR Plans
Berlin Planning Board approves two Randall Road lot-line plans while pushing for rules to rein in narrow "snake lots." The board voted unanimously at its July 14 Zoom meeting to endorse two Approval Not Required plans filed by Black Pearl Development Group LLC and record owner Leandro Silva, with fe
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Berlin Planning Board Works Through Draft Subdivision Rule Overhaul, Flags State Law Questions
Berlin Planning Board reviews overhaul of subdivision control regulations dating to the 1970s.
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Berlin Planning Board Works Through Subdivision Regulation Overhaul at June Meeting
Berlin Planning Board spends June 9 meeting reviewing 41-page subdivision control law redline. The three-member board — Carolyn, Jay, and Chair Tim — worked through the document page by page after consultant Ron, who prepared the redline, failed to appear for a scheduled 7:45 p.m. session.
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Berlin Planning Board Unanimously Backs State Grant Bid for Village Center Study
Berlin Planning Board unanimously backs state grant application for a village center cultural and economic development study.
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Berlin Planning Board to Pursue State Housing Grant for Town Center Improvements
BERLIN -- May 12, 2026, Berlin Planning Board eyes state housing grant for town center as mall project stalls. Chair Tom Sanford told the board Tuesday that Berlin's Housing Choice Community designation makes
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Berlin Planning Board Unanimously Backs PADU Parking Fix for Town Meeting
BERLIN -- April 28, 2026, Berlin Planning Board unanimously recommends a zoning bylaw tweak required by the state attorney general. The board voted 5-0 at its April 28 meeting to endorse a warrant article
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