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Conservation commission drafts memo urging zoning language to protect wetlands while supporting housing
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the Kittery Conservation Commission reviewed a Planning Board zoning amendment, agreed on language suggestions to protect fragile wetland ecosystems while enabling housing growth, and drafted a memo to send to the Planning Board.
Members of the Kittery Conservation Commission reviewed a zoning amendment proposal during the commission’s April 2 meeting and discussed suggested changes to convey conservation protections that would allow for housing growth while minimizing impacts to fragile wetland ecosystems and local flora and fauna.
Commissioners agreed on a short statement outlining suggested areas for language improvement and drafted a memo to share with the Planning Board formalizing those suggestions. The discussion focused on balancing support for housing growth with clearer wetland protections; no formal vote on ordinance language was taken at the meeting, and the minutes do not indicate specific statutory citations were cited during the discussion.
Other items on the agenda included Old Business priorities — the commission listed 'Jason Setbacks and Buffer Amendment Work' among 2026 priorities and reviewed progress on the Town Forest Management Plan — but the commission’s action on the zoning amendment topic at this meeting was limited to drafting and agreeing to send comments to the Planning Board.
