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Town of Clinton board to draft ban on new hospitality venues pending comprehensive plan after months of public outcry
Summary
Residents urged the board to tighten or repeal zoning that allows hotels, motels and conference centers; the town board directed its attorney to prepare a draft local law that would prohibit new hospitality venues until a new comprehensive plan is adopted.
The Town of Clinton heard sustained public pressure on Oct. 14 over laws that allow hotels, motels and conference centers, and the board agreed to work with its attorney to draft a local law to prohibit new hospitality venues until the town adopts a new comprehensive plan.
Residents said the town’s existing conference-center rules—adopted in 2021—contain broad language that can be read to permit resort hotels. “The conference center law contained insufficient guardrails and an expansion rather than a tightening of the definition,” said Dan Berndt, who…
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