Cohasset Planning Board approves 2026 schedule, eyes zoning bylaw overhaul

COHASSET — January 7, 2026 — Cohasset Planning Board opens 2026 with a unanimous schedule vote and a call to modernize zoning rules. The five-member board, chaired by Clark Brewer, approved its 2026-2027 meeting calendar 5-0 at the January 7 session, shifting the February 18 meeting to February 25 to avoid school vacation week and moving a September 30 date to October 7. Member Amy Glasmeier, who disclosed she will be abroad from mid-January through March 13, joined Brewer in calling for a formal review of the town's zoning bylaws and planning regulations, with Glasmeier describing existing language as written "in the first round and never quite updated." The board flagged outdoor lighting standards, holiday lighting duration, and stormwater runoff as specific areas for potential new rules and regulations, and asked staff to consult with town counsel on what changes require town meeting approval versus board-only adoption. Brewer said he would circulate goal-setting examples from other towns' planning boards ahead of a future agenda discussion.