Planning & Zoning

40B Comprehensive Permit Project

Chapter 40B is also known as the Comprehensive Permit Law, was enacted in 1969 to help address the state wide shortage of affordable housing by reducing barriers created by local zoning and other restrictions.

Helpful Links

Review helpful links from the American Planning Association and more.

Planning Board

Look over agendas from the Planning Board.

Zoning Board of Appeals

The Board of Appeals for Zoning (ZBA), as defined by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, consists of three members and three associate members, who participate in hearings if regular members are absent.

Plans, Reports, and Studies

Repository for previous planning-related documents.

Land Use Permitting Guidebook

Land Use Permitting Guidebook provides contact information for relevant departments, permitting processes, and other helpful development information.

Dimensional Requirements Amendments 1967 - 2017

An inventory of Table of Area Regulations and Table of Height and Bulk Regulations between 1967 and 2017.

Zoning Bylaw Amendments 1938 - 2016

An inventory of Zoning Bylaw amendments between 1938 and 2016; also the annual reports of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals.

Zoning Bylaws e-code

Zoning Bylaws - Archive

Zoning bylaws, by year. Use e-code link for current zoning bylaw.

Committee to Study Memorials Street Listing

A list of potential names for new streets compiled by the Committee to Study Memorials based on Medfield's history and natural resources.

Neponset Stormwater Partnership

The Neponset Stormwater Partnership aims to increase the effectiveness of municipal stormwater management programs through regional cooperation and resource sharing.

495 MetroWest Partnership

Census 2020

Responding to the census helps communities get the funding they need and helps businesses make data-driven decisions that grow the economy. Census data impact our daily lives, informing important decisions about funding for services and infrastructure in your community, including health care, senior centers, jobs, political representation, roads, schools, and businesses. More than $675 billion in federal funding flows back to states and local communities each year based on census data. The Census Bureau is required by law to protect any personal information collected and keep it strictly confidential. The Census Bureau can only use your answers to produce statistics. Your answers cannot be used for law enforcement purposes or to determine your personal eligibility for government benefits. You will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone.Households that don’t respond in one of these ways will be visited by a census taker to collect the information in person.

Annual Town Report - Archive

Zoning Primer

Scenic Roads and Shade Trees

FEMA Update to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published Preliminary copies of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and associated products for Norfolk County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) on June 19, 2020.

Voting Threshold Requirement - Changes in 2021