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Committee assigns in-depth review of rewritten nonconforming ordinance to members and staff
Summary
The committee deferred final action on a substantially rewritten nonconforming-uses ordinance and asked staff to supply a redline and the previous version for member review; the committee will revisit the item in future meetings.
Committee members spent time reviewing the recently rewritten nonconforming-uses ordinance and agreed further work is required before recommending it to the planning board.
Nona Dietrich (code official) and other members noted the prior nonconforming ordinance had been heavily revised in a 2024 rewrite and the current draft contains many substantial changes. Members asked staff to provide a redline showing additions and deletions and the prior 2024 text for comparison. The committee agreed the rewrite will take substantial discussion and that it is appropriate to treat the draft as homework for members to review prior to the next meeting.
The committee discussed practical implications for demolish-and-rebuild projects and expansions near setbacks; members asked staff to draft language clarifying permissible expansions and foundations, and to highlight where the prior ordinance may have been more permissive for rebuilding in place.
Staff will circulate redline materials and the old text; the committee expects this item to return for focused review at a future meeting and said it may carry into 2026 if the related court action remains unresolved.
