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Rye advances 'pocket neighborhoods' housing concept toward committee drafting
Summary
After a May 19 workshop, MPIC members reported public input on a possible ordinance to allow 'pocket neighborhoods'—small clustered housing options potentially on smaller acreage than existing conservation development rules; the topic moves to the Long Range Planning Committee and then the Rules and Regulations Committee in July for potential ordinance drafting and fall public meetings.
Rye's Master Plan Implementation Committee on June 2 reviewed public input gathered at a May 19 housing workshop on a proposed ordinance to permit 'pocket neighborhoods'—small clusters of housing that could be similar to structures allowed under the town's Conservation Land Development ordinance but with smaller minimum acreage.
Pat Losik and Kim Reed said workshop feedback will be carried forward by the Long Range Planning Committee with support from the regional planning commission (RPC) under a HOP grant. The matter is scheduled to move to the Rules and Regulations Committee in July, which could begin drafting ordinance language.
Committee members said public meetings by the Rules and Regulations Committee and the full Planning Board could occur this fall. Any final ordinance would be subject to public hearings and, if approved, could appear as a warrant article in a future town meeting.
Next steps: the topic will be discussed by the Rules and Regulations Committee in July and by the Planning Board in public meetings this fall; no ordinance text or timetable for a warrant article was specified.
