Planning Board weighs proposed senior housing zoning bylaw for town vote.
Planning Board holds public forum on proposed senior housing bylaw. Member Christopher Olney presented the first age-restricted zoning provisions in Manchester's history, aimed at retaining the town's 1,500 seniors currently lacking appropriate downsizing options; the bylaw would permit independent
Planning Board · Meeting of January 29, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Planning Board holds public forum on proposed senior housing bylaw. Member Christopher Olney presented the first age-restricted zoning provisions in Manchester's history, aimed at retaining the town's 1,500 seniors currently lacking appropriate downsizing options; the bylaw would permit independent senior housing in any district with a Special Permit and assisted living facilities in downtown and G zones, capped at 60 units per site with mandatory affordability at a one-to-five ratio. Chair Sarah Creighton said the Board would present to the Select Board the following Monday, with a formal public hearing to follow.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of January 29, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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