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South Berwick council adopts package of Chapter 140 zoning changes including new wetlands protections
Summary
The South Berwick Town Council on Oct. 28 adopted multiple amendments to Chapter 140 of the town code, including a discretionary waiver for certain site-plan reviews and a new wetlands protection section, after public comment and questions about how the new rules will be applied.
The South Berwick Town Council on Oct. 28 adopted multiple changes to Chapter 140 of the town zoning ordinance, following a public hearing where residents and the Conservation Commission spoke in favor of strengthened wetlands protection.
Councilors approved revisions that: allow the Planning Board to waive minor or equal-intensity nonresidential site-plan requirements in B1/B2 districts (§140-77.c); permit food trucks and carts to operate in designated public parking spaces in the B1 district with prior town-council authorization limited to one calendar year; update off-street parking and loading rules (including a lower parking requirement tied to state guidance in growth areas); add landscaping and screening standards in growth-area parking lots; and adopt a new wetlands protection section…
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