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Commissioners propose 'Handcraft Industries' code definition to allow small artisan production in mixed-use zones
Summary
Planning commissioners reported a draft code amendment that would define "Handcraft Industries" to permit small-scale artisan production with a retail requirement in mixed-use districts; the proposal responds to earlier public comment asking to add 'craftsman' as a recognized use.
Commissioners reported a draft revision to the town's land-use code to create a new definition, "Handcraft Industries," intended to allow artisan-production businesses in mixed-use districts under a limited size and retail-floor-area requirement.
The proposed language, described by a commissioner during member reports, would replace the existing definition for "Handcraft Industries and Small Scale Manufacturing" with a new definition that limits such businesses to 1,500 square feet or less and requires a retail area that makes up at least 60% of the unit's square footage. Under the draft,…
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