Planning Board

Notice is hereby given in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, and the Leyden Zoning Bylaws, that the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wed. May 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Offices at 7 Brattleboro Road, Leyden, MA. This hearing will review proposed amendments and revisions to the Leyden Zoning Bylaws, including deleting old Section 5.9 Floodplain Overlay District and replacing it with a new, expanded Section 5.9 Floodplain Overlay District, and this action includes moving some (floodplain related) definitions from Sections: 3. Definitions, to the new 5.9 Floodplain Overlay District section added above. This public hearing will also include a proposed amendment in Section 2, General Provisions of the Zoning Bylaws, to delete Paragraph 2.2, Use of Buildings, Structures and Land, as being inconsistent with many of other changes to the Bylaws over the years. Finally, this hearing will review a proposed amendment to Section 5.13 Accessory Dwelling Units by adding a new paragraph, C.7, to remove the square footage of an ADU from the gross floor area calculations. The purpose of this public hearing is to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on these new proposed bylaw revisions. For review purposes only, a copy of the proposed Bylaw amendments is available for inspection in the office of the Town Coordinator during that office’s regular business hours at the 7 Brattleboro Road Town Offices, or on the Leyden Town Website at https://www.townofleyden.com/news.