Master Plan

The Master Plan is comprised of nine chapters. These chapters, including a general description of their content, are provided below. In addition to what is described, Chapters 2 through 8 offer topic-specific goals along with accompanying recommendations.

• Chapter 1, Introduction: This chapter provides an overview of the master planning process and framework.
• Chapter 2, Land Use: This chapter reviews recent past and existing land use conditions. It includes a summary of the Town’s zoning, as well as provides a summary of potential build-out conditions.
• Chapter 3, Natural, Cultural, and Historic Resources: This chapter offers a summary of the Town’s natural, cultural, and historic resources, including the entities and mechanisms that support their preservation and protection.
• Chapter 4, Housing: This chapter presents recent past, existing, and trending population and housing data. A focus of this chapter is on housing affordability.
• Chapter 5, Economic Development: This chapter looks at economic data within a local and regional context. It identifies specific and prominent opportunities for development, as well as the internal and external programs that support economic development in the Town more broadly.
• Chapter 6, Open Space and Recreation: This chapter summarizes the Town’s open space and recreation assets and efforts.
• Chapter 7, Public Facilities and Services: This chapter provides an overview of the Town’s facilities and services. Departmental needs (e.g., capital and staff time) are identified, where applicable. Sustainability and resiliency concerns are also discussed.
• Chapter 8, Transportation: This chapter summarizes and assesses the existing transportation system (e.g., roadways, bicycle, and pedestrian accommodations, etc.) in Northborough.
• Chapter 9, Implementation: This chapter lays out a framework for accomplishing the recommendations that support achieving this Master Plan’s overall vision and supporting goals.