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Amherst council sets April public hearings on FY2027 budget, CIP, rezoning and land‑use requests
Summary
Council voted to set April public hearings for the FY2027 budget and FY2027 CIP, and to schedule hearings for a rezoning request (Beck property), a special‑use permit at 488 South Main, and an ordinance amendment addressing front‑yard setbacks.
The Amherst Town Council voted to set a series of public hearings for its April regular meeting, including the FY2027 budget, the FY2027 Capital Improvements Program, a rezoning request for a downtown lot, a special‑use permit application for 488 South Main, and an ordinance amendment to allow averaging of front‑yard setbacks in older neighborhoods.
Staff said the council packet posted online includes draft budget worksheets and a budget overview, and that a work session with RT Taylor of Cruz and Associates is scheduled for next Wednesday at 5 p.m. “Council will be having a work session on these budget worksheets,” a staff member said, explaining the next steps for the FY2027 budget process. The council voted to set the public hearing for the FY2027 budget for the April meeting; the motion carried as recorded.
Planning staff described a rezoning request from the Becks for a small, topographically constrained lot at the traffic circle adjacent to a real estate office. The applicant seeks rezoning from B‑2 to Central Business District to allow a 0‑foot front setback consistent with adjacent downtown properties so an ice‑cream shop can locate there; staff and the planning commission recommended setting the public hearing in April.
Staff also described a special‑use permit application at 488 South Main to allow a warehousing and jobbing establishment in an existing building with three recommended conditions: no additional construction beyond existing building footprint, no outside storage, and no overnight parking of tractor‑trailers. The council voted to set the hearing.
Finally, staff presented an ordinance amendment to address nonconforming front‑yard setbacks by allowing property owners to average setbacks of nearby homes, which would permit limited additions without increasing nonconformity. The planning commission recommended the change and council set the public hearing for April.
Each of the items will be heard at a public hearing in April; council did not take final action on the proposals at this meeting.
