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Commission asks Planning Board to study code change allowing hard paths to seawalls
Summary
The commission referred a Planning Board motion to consider amending the town code to allow limited hard-surface walking paths and seawall caps to extend seaward of property lines where no preexisting seawall exists, citing safety and access but raising questions about width, maintenance and erosion.
At the Feb. 3 meeting the Town Commission voted to refer a Planning Board–initiated proposal to amend section 30‑66(c)(1)(a) of the Town Code to the Planning Board for study. The proposed change would allow certain hard surfaces — for example, a narrow paved path — to continue seaward to the seawall cap where a new seawall is placed beyond a property line and no existing seawall sits at the property line.
Town planner Ingrid Allen described the…
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