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Commission advances zoning revisions including mixed-use district and structure definition
Summary
Newbury's Planning Commission agreed June 18 to add a mixed-use designation to Article 3 and to add a general definition of 'structure' to the Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations outside flood-plain language; Chair O'Meara will draft definitions for review.
At its June 18 meeting the Newbury Planning Commission agreed to add a mixed-use designation to Article 3 ('Zoning Districts ' Requirements and Uses') and tasked Chair Tony O'Meara with drafting a working definition for the new designation.
Members also agreed to add a general definition of "structure" to the main Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations. Commissioners noted that "structure" is already defined in the Flood Hazard and River Corridor Bylaw but decided the unified regulations should include a standalone definition to avoid ambiguity outside flood-plain contexts.
The commission discussed whether to apply square-foot dimensional limits to all levels of a structure rather than only the ground floor, and raised the possibility of restricting all commercial development from the CD-10 district. The minutes record these as items for further drafting rather than final decisions.
The Commission did not adopt final wording at the June 18 meeting; Chair O'Meara will prepare draft language for the next round of review and the Board may request legal review prior to adoption.
