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Planning Board wrestles with density, water‑sewer and fees in Tinney Mountain Overlay rewrite
Summary
Board members and planning staff debated definitions of dwelling units, village‑core density and whether ski/recreation parcels must be served by municipal water and sewer as they refine the Tinney Mountain Overlay District for 2026 town meeting.
The Plymouth Planning Board on June 19, 2025 took up competing drafts of the Tinney Mountain Overlay District intended for the 2026 town meeting, focusing on how to calculate dwelling units, where high density should be allowed, and which tracts must be served by municipal water and sewer.
Planning staff Joseph led the procedural review and emphasized definitional clarity. “One dwelling unit is one room or rooms connected together constituting a separate independent housekeeping establishment…containing independent cooking, sanitary, and sleeping facilities,” Joseph read from the zoning definition while answering a board question about whether the term covers single‑family homes, accessory dwelling units and apartments.
Key points of debate
- Density and village core: Board members discussed the overlay’s two complementary density mechanics. One approach preserves a village core that may reach up to 20 dwelling units per acre on up to 25% of a PUD (a village core requires a minimum PUD size of 250 acres), while an…
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