Report Excerpt:Article 33 seeks to amend the current bylaw which requires a 20-foot rear setback for a commercial property abutting a residential property for buildings up to three stories and requires a 30-foot rear setback for buildings of four or more stories. Article 33 would require a 20-foot rear setback for the first three stories and a 30-foot setback for any additional stories. The proponent argued and the Board agreed that allowing the smaller setback on lower stories may provide for more commercial space in mixed-use developments, which may make them more economically feasible to build. Because upper stories will still be subject to the larger setback, this change will not be detrimental to residential properties abutting commercial and mixed-use properties.
Recommend Favorable Action (5-0)