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Brookfield Planning Board debates zoning warrant language: frontage, lot size, conditional uses and site‑plan review
Summary
Board members debated proposed warrant articles and zoning text changes including clarifying exemptions for pre‑existing lots, whether to require 400‑foot frontage on large tracts, removing enumerated lists for the recreation area, and whether home‑based businesses visible outside the home should require site‑plan review. The board agreed to draft focused language and consult the municipal attorney.
The Brookfield Planning Board spent the meeting refining proposed zoning warrant articles that would affect minimum lot sizes, frontage requirements, permitted and conditional uses, and procedures for site‑plan review.
Members discussed clarifying language intended to protect pre‑existing recognized lots from unintended effects of recent zoning changes. One draft sentence described in the meeting would state that lots recognized before 03/12/2024 may continue to be developed under current zoning rules and setbacks; members said…
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