Planning Warrant Articles for 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant

The Planning Board approved the following articles to be put on the 2019 Town Meeting Warrant for voters to either approve or disapprove at the March 12, 2019 Town Meeting.  Until Town Meeting either votes to adopt or rejects the proposed changes, the Planning Department is required to treat these changes as if they are in effect until Town Meeting.

Planning Warrant Articles for 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant:

Article 02:  Planning – Boarding or Rooming House

Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town’s Land Use Plan Ordinance to:

Amend Article IV, Definitions, by adding a definition for “Boarding or Rooming House” as follows:

“Boarding or Rooming House”: A building or premises, other than a hotel, inn, motel, or Bed and Breakfast, where rooms are let which are used primarily for sleeping and toiletry; for not less than three (3) persons and not more than twelve (12) persons (not including the property owner and their immediate family) provided that the house is also occupied as an owner-occupied private residence; not open to transient guests; in contradistinction to hotels and restaurants, which are open to transients.  A Boarding or Rooming House is a business use and requires Site Plan Review approval with a conditional use permit.

Add “Boarding or Rooming House” as a separate category under Article VI District and District Regulations, Section B. District Regulations, Paragraph 2. Land Use Schedule, “Business Uses” Land Use Schedule.

Amend Section J. to substitute the following paragraph:

Section J. LIMIT ON BOARDING HOUSES.

1.       Boarding or Rooming Houses shall be permitted in the Village Center (VC) District, the Rural Residential (RR) District and the General Use (GU) District.

(Full text of proposed amendment is available on file for full review at the Town Clerk’s Office prior to March 12, 2019, and at the polling place on voting day.)  Recommended by the Planning Board.

Article 03:  Planning – Required Parking Spaces for Employee Parking

Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town’s Land Use Plan Ordinance to add to “Article V General Regulations, Section A. Parking and Off-Street Loading”, a Paragraph L. which will state:

L.  “In addition to the above requirements, the Town shall require one (1) additional parking space for employee parking for every ten (10) parking spaces required for guests.”

(Full text of proposed amendment is available on file for full review at the Town Clerk’s Office prior to March 12, 2019, and at the polling place on voting day.)  Recommended by the Planning Board.