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IMEG presents line-by-line overhaul for Simsbury zoning regulations; workshop set for March 30
Summary
Consultant Francisco Gomes (IMEG) summarized a line-by-line review that produced "over 900 individual comments," recommending clearer definitions, fewer special-exception triggers, updated floodplain and sign rules, and a March 30 community workshop to inform draft regulations.
Francisco Gomes of IMEG presented a status report to the Simsbury Zoning Commission on February 18, saying his team's line-by-line review of the town's zoning regulations produced "over 900 individual comments" ranging from spelling fixes to substantive legal and procedural issues. He urged the commission to correct inconsistencies between listed zones, the zoning map and the text; tighten definitions; and reduce dependence on special-exception approvals.
Gomes told commissioners that the review focused first on statutory compliance and then on clarity and usability: "we read through the zoning regulations line by line, every line of it," and the work produced a summary report and a…
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