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Committee discusses zoning choices for circumferential parcels, weighing small-scale uses vs. industrial
Summary
Members reviewed zoning maps showing highway-commercial, transitional, and multifamily-overlay districts on state parcels and discussed whether the town should pursue zoning changes or overlays to reflect resident survey preferences for small-scale commercial uses.
Laura Ganda walked the committee through zoning maps showing multiple districts across the larger parcel—highway commercial, southern/southwestern commercial and a multifamily overlay—and explained that state law changes now allow multifamily in some commercial zones as a matter of right. Members discussed whether to pursue a zoning amendment, an overlay or a new, tailored zone to reflect what residents told the town they want in surveys (small shops, cafes, low-impact commercial uses).
"Part of it is what does the town want in that area? Like, what do they wanna see?" Ganda asked, and members suggested using the town’s community survey and economic findings to guide whether to keep commercial zoning, add multifamily, or craft a limited-use commercial district. Several members noted the process would require planning-board work, public hearings and possibly multiple town votes and could take years to complete.
