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Hopkinton council approves amendment to zoning ordinance to allow farm wineries
Summary
After a public hearing, the Hopkinton Town Council unanimously approved an amendment to Appendix A of the town code to permit farm winery uses, a measure council leaders said followed months of research by the land department.
The Hopkinton Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. 2 to approve an amendment to Appendix A of the Hopkinton Code of Ordinances to add provisions related to farm winery uses.
Council members said the change followed research and input from town staff. Council President Gary thanked the land department, Town Manager Brian Raso and staff members including Sherry, Steve Siple and Scott Levesque for work on the ordinance.
The amendment followed a public hearing held at an earlier meeting; the council moved to close the hearing and adopt the amendment at this meeting. A member of the public thanked staff for the work.
The recorded vote was "James, aye; Davis, aye; Roy, aye; Burns, aye; Gary, aye," and the ordinance amendment was adopted.
Councilors characterized the measure as an economic-development opportunity that could raise the town's profile regionally; no changes to hours, licensing or specific operational limits were stated in the meeting minutes. The council did not specify any immediate permitting decisions tied to the ordinance change; permitting and enforcement were described as subject to existing permitting processes.
