Council approves code cleanup and Gillespie PUD after neighbor concerns about buffering
Amherst’s council unanimously approved a code amendment to allow semi‑detached dwellings and a related planned unit development for Gillespie Properties after a developer presentation and neighbor questions about privacy buffers and pond disturbance.
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The Amherst Town Council on Jan. 14 approved a code amendment to the town’s planned unit development (PUD) section to explicitly allow semi‑detached dwellings and to adjust acreage thresholds, and then approved a related PUD request for property at the end of Cedar Street. Planning staff said the change is a code “cleanup” because semi‑detached dwellings are allowed elsewhere in the ordinance but had been omitted from the PUD section; the planning commission recommended the amendment unanimously.
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