View source for Zoning Recodification Working Group - Nov 1st, 2017

Outreach.  We look over and discuss the text of an outreach letter to
town meeting members.  The group suggests several revisions.  The
letter should contain a link to ZRWG documents (which are hosted on
the town website).  The letter should have an introduction, stating
who the ZRWG is, and what we're trying to do.  Letters sent via postal
mail should include a SASE for responses.

When should the letter go out?  We'll shoot for Monday Nov 6th, and
allow one week for responses.

Illustrations.  We run through a list of illustrations we'd like to
include in the recodified ZBL: building height, setback lines,
finished grade, types of signs, definition of half story, lot types
and lot lines.  Christian suggested several others, based on issues
that have come up with the ZBA.

Illustrations should be large enough to read, and the simpler the
better.  We also need to state that the ZBL text takes precedence over
anything in the illustrations.  Illustrations should be placed as
close to the accompanying text as possible -- for a definition, the
illustration should appear in the definitions section.  If an
illustration applies to a particular section of the ZBL, it should
appear in that section.

Marshall suggests looking at 521 CMR for examples of illustrations.

Rules and Regulations.  RKG will to deliver a proposal of regulations
to be adopted by relevant boards.  We're not sure when they will be
able to deliver this document.

The third reading draft should be ready by Nov 10th.  It will
incorporate all changes received to date.  A copy of the comment
matrix (with responses) should be coming around that time.  We should
be prepared for the need to make amendments to the third reading
draft.

The special town meeting will not be held in January.  The second week
of February (around Feb 12th) is looking like a better option.  The
ARB's public hearing on recodification will likely be in January (as
opposed to Dec. 11th).

We expect RKG to prepare an index detailing when ZBL amendments were
made (in the current ZBL, these dates are inlined in each section).

DPCD staff is working on determining the overlap between the town
wetlands bylaw and conservation commission regulations, and the
current ZBL.

Several ZRWG members have ties to local groups.  They agree to talk to
these groups about the recodification.

Should we do a segment on ACMI?  Jenny has done interviews in the
past.  Another segment/interview wouldn't hurt.

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