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Planning Board Hears Lengthy Review of Nonconforming Uses Bylaw; Consultants Advise Conformance with State Law
Summary
Consultants and counsel debated major rewrites to the town’s nonconforming uses bylaw (Article 10), including definitions of abandonment, reestablishment criteria, and which elements of state Chapter 40A (Zoning Act) constrain local options. Staff will redraft language to address legal concerns raised by counsel and board members.
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board on Sept. 13 heard an extended presentation from consultant Bob Mitchell on a draft recodification of the town’s nonconforming-uses bylaw (Article 10), focusing on how local language should align with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts Zoning Act.
Mitchell told the board the draft pulls most existing local language into a reorganized section, with added definitions and clearer procedures for…
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