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Committee reviews nonconforming-structure rules after rewrite led to more variances for expansions
Summary
ZAC members said a recent overhaul of the town's nonconforming-use provisions removed some prior special-exception pathways and now leaves applicants seeking variances for modest expansions; they asked staff to compare earlier and current language and return a proposal.
Members of Alton Town's Zoning Amendment Committee told staff Wednesday to revisit the town's nonconforming-structure provisions after the ordinance rewrite removed language that previously allowed controlled expansion under special exception standards.
Committee members described a prior approach that allowed owners of dilapidated or nonconforming cottages to…
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