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Planning board sets June 11 public hearing on impervious-surface revisions
Summary
The Birmingham Planning Board voted May 14 to set a public hearing for June 11 on revisions to open-space and impervious-surface language (Article 4 and related definitions), including a 65% front-open-space threshold and clarifying that permeable pavers and semi-hardscape materials are not vegetated open space.
The Birmingham Planning Board voted unanimously May 14 to set a public hearing for June 11 to consider proposed amendments to Article 4 of the zoning ordinance that change open-space standards and the definition of impervious surface.
Staff and board members focused on editorial consistency between draft sections 4.3 and 4.31, requesting that language excluding permeable pavers…
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