MBTA Communities Public Forum to be held in Milton on April 17
Public Forum to Present and Discuss MBTA Communities Zoning with Utile
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Milton Council on Aging, 10 Walnut St.
https://www.townofmilton.org/301/MBTA-Communities-Multi-Family-Zoning-Req
The Planning Board is seeking public input on new MBTA Communities zoning through an updated online survey.
Please take 5 to 10 minutes to complete the survey.
The results will be instrumental in the Planning Board’s deliberations around the location of new zoning districts, dimensional parameters, and density.
About the Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities
This new law requires that an MBTA community shall have at least one zoning district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is permitted as of right and meets other criteria set forth in the statute:
- Minimum gross density of 15 units per acre
- 50% of the total area of this new district is not more than 0.5 miles from our Mattapan trolley stations
- No age restrictions and suitable for families with children
The state’s Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities has defined a zoning district of reasonable size as:
- Being at least 50 acres
- Capable of producing units equal to 25% of Milton’s existing year-round housing units
According to the most recent Census data, Milton has 9,844 housing units.
This calculation means that we must zone in a way that has the capacity for at least 2,461 multi-family units.
For more information, please click here.
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