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Commission flags zoning bylaw draft as too wordy, asks for consultant survey and Zoning Administrator review
Summary
Commissioners said the proposed zoning bylaw draft is too wordy and requested access to the consultant’s community survey and interim drafts; members proposed edits with help from Zoning Administrator Will Goodwin.
Commissioner Pamela Spaulding raised concern that many residents found the proposed zoning bylaws “too wordy” and requested that the community survey prepared by the consultant be made available to the commission for review.
Commissioner Brent Bammarito agreed that clarity is needed. Members discussed producing interim drafts and performing a rough edit of the current proposal, with assistance from Zoning Administrator Will Goodwin to identify language required by state statute, provisions that may be unenforceable, and applications of grandfathering. Commissioner Trevor Powers referenced a prior special town meeting where the zoning administrator clarified statutory requirements.
The commission agreed that the proposed bylaws need considerable work and that survey responses and interim drafts would be useful in simplifying the language.
