Clinton public hearing draws heated debate over zoning rewrite, 6 Senses project and moratorium request

The Town of Clinton held a public hearing on proposed zoning-code revisions that drew crowds voicing opposition and concern about a proposed project referred to as 6 Senses and about changes to definitions and protections in the draft code.

The hearing centered on whether the revision — a process the town says began after the 2012 comprehensive plan — would allow larger hospitality uses, how ridgeline clearing limits would work in practice, and whether the town should impose a temporary moratorium on hotel and conference-center applications while new rules are drafted.

Supervisor Michael Dallas told the meeting that a March town-board resolution "did not nullify the decision of the town of [Zoning Board of Appeals]" and that the board had judged that ZBA conditions had been met; the supervisor asked that the evening’s comments focus on the zoning revision now before the board rather than pending separate planning-board applications. Dallas also said definitions would be discussed at the July meeting.

Residents who…