Legal notice: Planning Board (Dark Skies)

LEGAL NOTICE — PLANNING BOARD

Notice of Public Hearing for Changes to the Zoning Bylaw

Hybrid meeting pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025 which extends through June 30, 2027, the ability of public bodies to meet in a fully remote or hybrid manner.  This meeting will be converted to a fully remote meeting if the weather so dictates and appropriate notice will be provided.

In accordance with the provisions of MGL, Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Lincoln Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday March 10, 2026, at 7:15 PM, to review the following proposed changes to the Lincoln Zoning Bylaw:

To Amend the Town’s Zoning Bylaw as follows:

To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting, in its entirety, Section 13.5 entitled Exterior Lighting, found on the Town’s website at https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/105110/Zoning-Bylaw-ATM-2025, and replacing it with a new Section 13.5, a copy of which is on file and available for viewing with the Town Clerk and the Planning Department, for the purposes of regulating exterior lighting and light pollution in accordance with Dark Skies principles.

Details of the proposed changes are available in the Planning Department, Town Offices, 16 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts, between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. This information can also be found on the Town’s website at lincolntown.org/252/Planning. Copies will be provided upon request. The agenda with the Zoom information will be posted to the Town website at lincolntown.org/calendar two days prior to the hearing date.

Lynn DeLisi and Gary Taylor, Co-Chairs
Lincoln Planning Board