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Cape Elizabeth presses implementation for town center after zoning and financing changes
Summary
Maureen O'Meara, Cape Elizabeth town planner, summarized the town's multi-decade work to create a village-style town center and the town's recent shift toward implementing specific projects rather than producing another broad plan.
Maureen O'Meara, Cape Elizabeth town planner, summarized the town's multi-decade work to create a village-style town center and the town's recent shift toward implementing specific projects rather than producing another broad plan.
The town created a distinct town center zoning district in 1995 to encourage a village form and reduce setback rules that had previously favored highway-style development. O'Meara said the zoning was "radical for Cape Elizabeth at the time," introducing build-to lines and smaller setbacks to encourage walkable development.
The 2014 town center work emphasized focused recommendations and finance strategies. The committee…
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