Summary:

To see if the Town will vote to recodify, and therefore amend the Zoning Bylaw to make the Bylaw easier for users to navigate, simplify and update its language, and provide a better structure for predictability and flexibility in both the interests of current use and future adaptability, by:

 

1.     re-organizing, re-positioning, re-captioning and re-numbering portions of the Zoning Bylaw to enhance accessibility and adaptability;

 

2.     updating and clarifying the purpose and authority of the Zoning Bylaw to clearly state the Town’s legal and factual premises for zoning regulations;

 

3.     improving definitions to more clearly describe zoning districts, uses, and requirements;

 

4.     providing greater consistency with present State law;

 

5.     eliminating redundant or unnecessary provisions; making amendments such as correcting spelling and typographical errors, and eliminating or updating outdated statutory references;

6.     revising, re-organizing and clarifying Zoning Bylaw administrative provisions; and

 

7.     making other amendments for clarification and consistency;

 

and by taking the following actions:

 

1.     Deleting in their entirety the following provisions and all their subparts of the existing Zoning Bylaw:

 

Article 1:  Title, Authority, and Purpose;

Article 2:  Definitions;

Article 3:  Establishment of Districts;

Article 4:  Interpretation and Application;

Article 5:  Use Regulation;

Article 6:  Dimensional and Density Regulations;

Article 7:  Signs;

Article 8:  Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations;

Article 9:  Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots;

Article 10: Administration and Enforcement;

Article 11: Special Regulations;

Article 12: Amendment, Validity, and Effective Date; and

 

2.     Substituting the following provisions and their subparts in the document entitled “Proposed Amended Zoning Bylaw, dated December 14, 2017”, or as later amended by the ARB,  on file in the office of the Town Clerk and the Department of Planning and Community Development:

Section 1             Purpose and Authority;
Section 2             Definitions;
Section 3             Administration and Enforcement;
Section 4             Establishment of Districts;
Section 5             District Regulations;
Section 6             Site Development Standards;
Section 7             Special Permits;
Section 8             Special Regulations;
     

3.     And by taking any action related thereto.

Changes are set forth in the proposed recodified and amended Town of Arlington Zoning Bylaw dated December 14, 2017, or as later amended by the ARB, (with commentary and supplementary materials available for informational purposes) on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, and the Department of Planning and Community Development, located at 730 Massachusetts Avenue, and at the Robbins Library Reference Desk, 700 Massachusetts Avenue; and on the Town’s website at www.arlingtonma. gov/ARB ; or take any action related thereto.