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Commission considers renaming M1 into DI1 and DI2 to distinguish light and general industrial uses
Summary
Planning staff proposed splitting the town's M1 industrial district into 'DI1' (light industrial) and 'DI2' (general industrial) to allow clearer rules for small-scale manufacturing, storage and heavier industry; commissioners asked for site mapping and follow-up visuals.
Planning staff recommended renaming the existing M1 industrial designation into two new categories — a light-industrial district and a general-industrial district — saying the split would make regulation clearer for smaller-scale manufacturing and heavier industrial uses. "I was thinking maybe we can change that to suggest light industrial D I 1 and general Industrial D I 2," planning staff said, asking the commission for feedback on labels and corresponding use lists.
Commissioners probed the practical effects of the change, asking whether the split would require separate development standards across districts and whether special‑use permitting would be needed for outdoor storage or heavier uses. The chair urged staff to prepare a visual map showing which existing parcels would fall into each new district before the commission decides on specific minimum lot sizes and frontage requirements.
