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Article 49: Amend Zoning By-Law, Special Residential DevelopmentPublic Hearing: Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. |
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This amendment will simplify and
clarify regulations concerning all residential developments, while still
retaining the Planning Board’s oversight under the special permit with
site plan review. It is divided into the following three parts in order to
facilitate review:
1) Section 135, Article IX “Residential Development” of the Zoning By-Law will be deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new Article IX “Special Permit Residential Developments”. It will amend provisions regulating developments commonly known as Cluster and Special Residential Developments, including increasing required common open space, eliminating limits to the number of projected occupants and projected vehicle trips, modifying the calculation of allowable Gross Floor Area, adding a standard to promote inclusion of dwelling units of variable sizes and streamlining permitting authority over such developments. 2) All references to the special zoning district “RD Planned Residential Development” will be moved from Article IX into Article VIII, which is the section of the bylaw dealing with such special zoning districts. 3) Changes will be made throughout the Zoning By-law as needed to maintain consistency with the amended articles. |