Voters in Needham have overturned a zoning plan that would have allowed multifamily housing, going above and beyond the requirements under the state's MBTA Communities Act.

people voted down the zoning changes, while 4,914 people voted to keep in compliance with the law, according to the town clerk.

NEEDHAM — Voters in Needham Tuesday soundly rejected a plan that would have paved the way for the production of more multifamily housing in this suburban town of 32,000 and aligned it with a much-debated state housing law.