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Planning commission narrows HO‑60 height overlay, adds setback language
Summary
The Westchester Planning Commission voted to recommend eliminating most of the HO‑60 height overlay district and to reinstate a 15‑foot setback provision for taller buildings along select blocks, aiming to protect adjacent residential NC districts and the town’s historic scale.
The Westchester Planning Commission voted to recommend amending Chapter 112 to narrow the HO‑60 height overlay option district, excluding blocks that do not overlap the retail overlay district, and to reinstate a 15‑foot building setback where buildings exceed 45 feet.
The motion was introduced by a commission member (S5), who presented a map showing the HO‑60 boundaries and the retail overlay and said the changes are intended “to protect the NC districts and to ensure the goals of the comp plan are achieved.” The motion would also incorporate setback language previously used when Hotel Indigo was designed: a 15‑foot street setback when…
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