ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / DEFINITION OF LOT COVERAGE

To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 2: Definitions, of the Zoning Bylaw, to add a new definition, Lot Coverage; or take any action related thereto.

Inserted at the request of the Redevelopment Board

2/3 Vote Required

VOTE: Favorable Action (5-0)

DISCUSSION
This article was recommended by the Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Throughout the Zoning Bylaw, the term “Lot Coverage” is repeatedly used when describing dimensional requirements and development standards of a lot; however, the Bylaw does not include a definition of the term. Article 28 proposes to add a new definition to the Zoning Bylaw which would formalize the Inspectional Services Department’s standard practice of applying the definition of “Building Coverage” wherever “Lot Coverage” is used. The simplest solution is to add a definition for “Lot Coverage” that refers to “Building Coverage,” rather than change all references to “Lot Coverage” in the Bylaw.

That the Zoning Bylaw be and hereby is amended as follows:

 
Amend SECTION 2, Definitions, as follows:

 
Building Coverage:  The building area expressed as a percentage of the total lot area.

 
Lot Coverage:  Refer to definition for Building Coverage.

Redevelopment Board Report

ARB Presentation