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Commission debates marine-industrial overlay for port area; postpones recommendation to January
Summary
Public testimony split over a proposed Marine Industrial Overlay (Section 19.5) for the port-dock area and Scalby Bay turnaround. Harbor Master urged protection of waterfront industrial land; some residents said the overlay could be restrictive. The commission voted to continue discussion and postpone action to the January meeting.
The Petersburg Borough Planning Commission opened a lengthy public hearing and discussion about a proposed Marine Industrial Overlay (Section 19.5) covering the port-dock area and the Scalby Bay turnaround. The commission initially received a motion to recommend adding Section 19.5 to Title 19 and to forward that to the borough assembly, but members later voted to continue the matter and revisit it at the January meeting.
Public testimony diverged. A long-time area resident who said they had recently purchased property in the port area urged the commission not to adopt a strict ‘‘marine only’’ overlay, saying it would be difficult to define and potentially restrictive for existing uses. That resident asked, “If you're going to try to make it strictly marine, who's going…
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