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Alton committee adopts draft wording on minimum lot area and setbacks, sends Cherry Hill-related amendment to counsel
Summary
Committee members revised language on minimum-lot/buildable-area calculations after litigation raised ambiguities about whether required buildable-area computations should include land within required setbacks. They approved sending Amendment 7 to planning board and town counsel for review.
The planning committee approved forwarding Amendment 7, a change to minimum-lot and buildable-area language that arose from the Cherry Hill dispute, to planning board and town counsel for review.
Members debated whether the ordinance should state explicitly that the minimum-area calculation for newly created lots include land…
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