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Notice of Town of Lenox Planning Board Public Hearing In accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter40A, Section 5, the Town of Lenox Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:00pm at the Lenox Town Hall (6 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240) to present and receive comments on proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments to be included in the Warrant at the Special Town Meeting on November 5th, 2026. The proposed amendments are as follows: Amending Section 4 "Definitions," to revise the definitions for "Frontage Lot Line", "Lot Width", "Setback", "Building Setback", and "Street Setback", "Lot Line Setback", "Parking Area Setback", and "Sign Setback"; remove the definitions for "Street Setback" and "Street Line"; add a new definition for "District Boundary Line Setback." These definition amendments then necessitate changes in other various bylaw sections for overall bylaw consistency and clarity: o Amending Section 2.2 "Zoning Map", to revise 2.2.2 "Interpretation" o Amending Section 5 "Use Regulations," specifically H-8 under Table 5.2 "Schedule of Uses" o Amending Section 6 "Dimensional Requirements" to revise and clarify 6.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.11, 6.2.3, 6.3 and 6.3.1 o Amending 6.1.1 "Table of Dimensional Requirements" o Amending Section 7 "General Regulations" to revise and clarify 7.1.8 and 7.1.10 o Amending Section 8 "Special Regulations" to revise and clarify 8.1, 8.5, 8.15, and 8.18 o Amending Section 9 "Special Residential Regulations" to revise and clarify 9.1, 9.1.3, 9.2, 9.3.2, 9.4 and 9.8 o Amending Section 10 "Special District Regulations" to revise and clarify 10.2.13 Amending Section 8.8 "Educational and Religious Uses" to strike the existing section in its entirety and replace with new Section 8.8 "Limited Site Plan Review for Certain Institutional and Exempt Uses." o Amending Section 4 "Definitions," to revise the definition for "Educational Use, Non-Exempt" and change definition of "Child Care Facility" to "Child Care Center"; remove the definition for "Family day care home, large or small"; add new definitions for "Family Child Care Home", "Large Family Child Care Home", and "Religious Use, Exempt" based on new Section 8.8 "Limited Site Plan Review for Certain Institutional and Exempt Uses." o Amending Section 5.2 "Use Regulations," specifically A-8, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-7, B-8, B-9, B-10, F-21, F-23 and F-24 under Table 5.2 "Schedule of Uses" on new Section 8.8 "Limited Site Plan Review for Certain Institutional and Exempt Uses." o Amending Section 7.1 "Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements" by revising the Parking Space Quantity Requirements Table from "Office" to "Offices & Institutional Uses" based on new Section 8.8 "Limited Site Plan Review for Certain Institutional and Exempt Uses." o Amending Section 7.2 "Signs" by removing Section 7.2.4.4 related to signage for Institutional Uses based on new Section 8.8 "Limited Site Plan Review for Certain Institutional and Exempt Uses." Amending Section 5.2, "Schedule of Uses": o F-14 "Gas Station, which may include a convenience store": amend table to allow the use by ZBA Special Permit in the C-1A zoning districts; o F-15 "Motor Vehicle Light Service": amend table to allow the use by ZBA Special Permit in the C-1A and C zoning districts, and as a "by right" use in the Industrial "I" zoning district. Copies of the proposed zoning amendments are available from the Town Clerk during regular business hours and on the Town of Lenox website www.townoflenox.com. Comments may be sent to landuse@townoflenox.com or mailed to the Land Use Department at Lenox Town Hall. Information for Zoom access to the Public Hearing will be posted on an agenda no less than 48 hours in advance of the Public Hearing on the Town of Lenox Website. Ad# 104583 09/05/2026,09/12/2026