The new zoning maps are part of updated zoning laws of the city’s village centers, which have not received any major zoning updates in over 30 years. “Between the release of version 1.0 and tonight, ...

How long can the council wait to enact restrictive zoning? “We do not have to act tonight” on the zoning in order to stop Newton Firearms from opening at 709 Washington St., said Norton on Monday.

As Newton officials consider changes to zoning regulations for the city’s village centers that would affect issues such as housing and parking, the city is launching an outreach effort to gather ...

Although Newton also drafted a more transformative plan, that is not what passed on Monday. Instead, the city’s zoning changes will allow for 8,745 residential units, just a hair above the 8,330 ...

The new zoning plan — the most significant one to be adopted by the city in 70 years — is much slimmer than the one first presented to the council, with almost 700 units being slashed.

The Boston Globe Newton council passes scaled-back plan to allow more multifamily housing in some areas The vote in Newton could serve as an early test of the 2021 law, which lawmakers hoped would ...