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Wells boards forward wide-ranging land-use package to November special town meeting
Summary
The Planning Board and Select Board voted unanimously to place roughly 13 proposed land-use and subdivision ordinance amendments on a November special-town-meeting ballot after public comment and a joint workshop that focused on open-space minimums, wetlands limits, cluster subdivision rules, ADUs and parking requirements.
The Planning Board and Select Board voted on Aug. 12 to forward a package of proposed land-use and subdivision ordinance changes to a November special-town-meeting ballot, after a joint public hearing and extended workshop that drew residents’ questions about housing, affordability and parking.
Town Planner Mike summarized the package, saying, “So some of the ordinance changes were spurred on by the public forum that was held back on April 16.” The proposals include higher open-space minimums for subdivisions (cluster subdivisions’ open-space minimum rising from 35% to 50%), a rule that no more than 50% of required open-space may be wetlands (now defined to include forested wetlands), and an increase in minimum cluster-lot size from 40,000 square feet to one acre.
The hearing drew several residents who urged the boards to…
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