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Newbury planners leave prohibited-uses list unresolved, consider dimensional rules

Newbury Planning Commission · May 21, 2026
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Summary

Discussion of Section 1.10 on prohibited uses was inconclusive; the Planning Commission said it may generate a specific prohibited-uses list and consider dimensional requirements to clarify enforcement.

The Newbury Planning Commission discussed Section 1.10, which addresses prohibited uses in the town's Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations, but did not reach agreement on whether to include a discrete list of banned uses.

"Discussion of Section 1.10 on prohibited uses was inconclusive; the Board may decide to generate a list of such uses to include in the draft. Dimensional requirements may also be helpful," the minutes record. Commissioners suggested that pairing a prohibited-uses list with dimensional standards could make the regulations clearer to administrators and applicants.

No formal motion or vote on Section 1.10 was recorded in the minutes; the topic remains under review for a future meeting.