Residents warn Shandakens draft plan could legally restrict future zoning

Aug 17, 2026

Multiple commenters urged the board to keep the plan advisory, noting that specific directives in the draft could constrict future zoning and require lengthy rewrites; the board agreed to revise language.

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At the public hearing, commenters repeatedly urged the board to avoid prescriptive language that would tie the towns zoning code to inflexible directives in the comprehensive plan.

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