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Falmouth Planning Board debates major zoning bylaw amendments including mixed-use overlay, accessory-apartment changes and Article 10 nonconforming updates
Summary
The board spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing a package of proposed zoning bylaw amendments: changes to the mixed residential-commercial overlay (density metrics and whether approvals should be by-right or by special permit), state-driven accessory apartment revisions, home-based business clarifications, and a rewritten Article 10 on nonconforming situations. The package remains under discussion and staff will refine language for the Select Board/town-warrant deadline.
The Planning Board devoted considerable time to a suite of zoning bylaw amendments developed by a working group over several months. The proposed package includes updates to the mixed residential and commercial overlay (referred to in discussion as 'MR Codd'), accessory-apartment changes to conform with recent state legislation, clarifications to home-based business rules, and a rewritten Article 10 addressing nonconforming structures.
Town planning staff summarized the main aims: clarify the overlay’s scope, move density metrics to a consistent units-per-acre basis (rather than the prior '20 units per 40,000 sq ft of upland' phrasing), and provide clearer criteria for when projects may require a special…
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