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Alton committee reopens debate on flexible-zoning plan that would shift variance power to planning board
Summary
The Alton Town Zoning Amendment Committee reviewed a proposed flexible-zoning subdivision ordinance that would let the planning board approve multiple dwellings on a lot — a change members warned could sidestep state variance standards and invite legal risk.
The Alton Town Zoning Amendment Committee on Sept. 18 reopened discussion of a proposed flexible-zoning subdivision that would let the planning board authorize departures from lot fronts, setbacks and minimum lot sizes and allow multiple dwellings on a single parcel.
The proposal, listed as Amendment No. 2 in the committee materials, would let planning boards approve some development currently requiring a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). “This 1 allows for flexibility in frontage, lot sizes, setbacks, and it would allow multiple structures on a lot,” Doug Brown, current chair of the zoning amendment committee, told members as he…
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