Architect urges Ancram board to align zoning code with comprehensive plan to spur housing
Architect Don Larson, a potential CRC appointee, told the Ancram town board the zoning code is overly prescriptive and out of step with the comprehensive plan; he urged adding as-of-right uses, allowing mixed-use and relaxed density in appropriate areas to encourage housing and small businesses.
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Don Larson, an architect and Ancram property owner, told the town board he is seeking consideration as a CRC appointee and urged the Zoning Revisions Committee to align the zoning code with the town's comprehensive plan. "Zoning is really being rethought in a lot of communities," Larson said, arguing many codes remain suburban and discourage walkable, mixed-use development.
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