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Planning Board backs zoning change to require site-plan review for some exempt uses and forwards favorable recommendation to council
Summary
The Planning Board voted to send a favorable recommendation to Town Council on Ordinance 25‑070, which would clarify that projects claiming protection under the Dover amendment still must complete a limited site-plan review focused on life-safety and bulk/parking issues. Some attorneys urged caution about unintended effects on daycare and religious uses.
The Planning Board voted to recommend that Town Council adopt Ordinance 25‑070, a zoning-text amendment that would add language clarifying that site-plan review is required prior to issuance of building permits for new structures, alterations or change of use even when an applicant claims exemption under what staff called…
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