OK, but those by laws won't determine whether or not the construction is attractive or stylistically suitable for a town like Lincoln (as opposed to, say, Fresh Pond), right? If we develop the Mall through the Town Meeting process, won't we have more control over specifically what gets built? And by right rezoning takes that power away?
Just asking .... On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 2:27 AM RAandBOB <[email protected]> wrote: > Most house lots in town are zoned for by-right single-family housing. You > can’t build just any house on these lots, however. The building is governed > by side lot and front lot setbacks and by height, wetland and septic > restrictions, among others. > > Similarly, the new zoning for by right multi family housing/retail will > restrict the possibilities for buildings. The planning board is in the > process of developing new bylaws. Right now they disagree among themselves. > Their continuing discussions will be held in public, and also be guided by > input from the public through public hearings. Eventually, they will > propose new bylaws that will be voted up or down by the Town Meeting. This > is the process that will eventually limit what developers can build on > these new by-right zoned properties for multi-family/retail developments. > In this way, the Town will continue to have control over what is developed. > > Ruth Ann Hendrickson > (She, her, hers) > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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