Selectboard hearing on townwide land-use rewrite centers on quarry controls and setbacks
At a June 22 public hearing, planners and the Ordinance Committee outlined a comprehensive Land Use Ordinance rewrite proposing housing flexibility, dark-sky lighting standards and new quarry/extraction controls; multiple residents urged stronger setbacks or outright bans before the Selectboard’s July 20 deliberation.
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Mike Martin, speaking for the Planning Commission, summarized a comprehensive rewrite of Springfield’s Land Use Ordinance at a public hearing on June 22, saying the draft aligns zoning with the 2024 Town Plan, the Selectboard Strategic Plan, and state laws including the 2023 HOME legislation and Act 181. The draft is presented as a complete replacement rather than a red-line edit of the existing ordinance.
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