The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on June 9, 2021 at 7pm to receive public comment on proposed changes to the Zoning Regulations. The purpose is to revise regulations for village area design standards for new development – both site-level and building standards. This is a substantial rewrite of section 5.22. The geographic area affected is the village growth area – specifically eight zoning districts: Village, Village Northwest, Village Northeast, Commercial, Residential 1, Residential 2, Industrial 3, Industrial 4.
Town Plan top priority action item 3.3.1, "Create more specific development design standards (site, building, greenspaces) to more clearly articulate the community's expectations." The proposed regulation revision seeks to do just that – i.e., tune up the existing architectural and site-level design standards for new development. The goal is to be clearer about important design elements so that developers better understand what the community is looking for, and so community members have more confidence in what gets developed.
Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to contact me with questions or comments. I will forward any comments to the Planning Commission. Also, feel free to participate directly at the June 9 public hearing. It's a remote meeting via Zoom, so you can easily participate via computer or phone from home. After the public hearing, the Planning Commission will make any final revisions, and then send the proposal to the Select Board for review and action.
All the details are available on the Town website - hearing notice, background report, proposed language - https://www.hinesburg.org/planning-zoning/pages/zoning-regulation-revisions
More information to come in follow up FPF posts!
Alex Weinhagen
Director of Planning & Zoning, Town of Hinesburg
aweinhagen@hinesburg.org
www.hinesburg.org - Planning/Zoning page
802-482-4209
10632 Route 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461
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