11/05/2026
Question 7 is still too close to call! What would it mean for Wellesley?? 🐎 🏡 🐎
QUESTION 7 ON THE BALLOT This proposed law would allow single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as the land on which it is to be constructed is at least 5,000 square feet, has at least 50 feet of land bordering the street, road, or public way that it faces, and has access to public sewer and water services.
A YES VOTE would allow single-family homes to be built on lots of 5,000 square feet or more in residential areas, subject to reasonable local regulation of certain aspects of those homes.
A NO VOTE would make no change to the law relative to building single-family homes.
WHAT IT’D MEAN FOR WELLESLEY HOMEOWNERS Question 7 would mean that the 10,000 to 40,000 square foot minimums in the town’s Single Residence districts could no longer block a single-family home on a lot of 5,000 square feet or more, as long as that lot has 50 feet of frontage and public sewer and water.
