EDC debates zoning changes needed to realize master-plan goals
Members discussed that the master plan is aspirational—not regulatory—and that implementing its goals will require zoning changes (overlay districts, design review) and coordination with the planning board during upcoming goal‑setting sessions.
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Committee members emphasized that the town's master plan is aspirational and cannot be enforced as law without zoning changes. As one member put it, "the master plan is an aspirational document. It's not a regulatory document. It's not law." The group discussed how overlay districts, architectural or design-review tools, and specific zoning amendments could be used to implement master-plan recommendations.
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