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Manchester Special Town Meeting Proposed Zoning Changes

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June 20th at 10:33am.

Manchester-by-the-Sea is holding a Special Town Meeting on June 28, 2023, where residents will consider three proposed zoning amendments that are administrative in scope. The proposed changes include the following:

  • Replacing Section 12.0 of the zoning bylaws with a new section that corrects the omission of the Site Plan Review process. In addition, the new section more fully outlines and details the roles of the Building Inspector, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Planning Board and provides specific performance standards and criteria to guide the Planning Board in the approval process.
  • If the new Section 12.0 is not approved, there is an article that would reinsert the omitted Site Plan Review provisions that were mistakenly deleted and not reinserted at the November 2022 Town Meeting.
  • The third article addresses numbering errors and cross-referencing mistakes in the Zoning-By-Laws.

These articles do not change any allowed uses. The Town Meeting will be held at 6:30 PM on Wednesday June 28, 2023, at the Memorial School gymnasium/cafeteria located at 43 Lincoln Street.