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Alton Zoning Committee to fix seasonal-cabin definition after amendment left non‑campsite cabins undefined
Summary
Members of Alton Town's Zoning Amendment Committee agreed to review zoning language after a 2024 change confined "seasonal cabins" to campsites, leaving other cabins without a definition or clear permitting path.
The Alton Town Zoning Amendment Committee agreed Wednesday to rework the town's zoning language for seasonal cabins after a previous amendment limited seasonal cabins to designated campsites.
Committee members said the 2024 definition now restricts seasonal cabins so that cabins not located on an official campsite are effectively left out of the ordinance and lack a defined status.
Town planner Jesse MacAother opened the discussion, noting the amendment now reads that seasonal cabins are only allowed on campsites. Committee members recalled the earlier…
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