AUGUST ZONING UPDATE Ted Cady

 Village Center Zoning District Effort Abandoned - At the most recent
 meeting of the Village Center Subcommittee it was decided to drop the
 effort, at least for now, to form a Village Center Zoning District. 
 While no one was opposed to the effort, there was not much support for
 it at this time.  Folks seemed happy with things as they are - "if it
 isn't broke, don't fix it."

 Warwick Subdivision Regulations Available for Review - The Planning
 Board, with the assistance of Franklin Regional Council of Government
 Planning Department, has completed work on a draft of new Subdivision
 Regulations.  These are the rules and regulations for subdividing land
 for building lots in Warwick.  There is a copy at the Library and the
 Town Clerk has a copy, and you are invited to review them and submit
 comments to the Planning Board.  The Planning Board will have a public
 information meeting if there is enough interest and must have a public
 hearing before adopting them.  A Copy has also been sent to our Town
 Counsel for review and comment.  Any comments you have will be most
 appreciated and will be considered by the Planning Board.

 Special Town Meeting Zoning Article - At the 2006 Annual Town Meeting
 it was unanimously voted to allow only one principal structure per lot,
 which could be a dwelling and with a special permit could contain two
 dwelling Units (for example, a house with an apartment or a duplex). 
 There was no mention of prohibiting more, we assumed that was obvious. 
 To clarify the situation we are submitting an article to prohibit more
 than two dwelling units in a principal structure, and cleaning up the
 wording in another section of the bylaw.  Call Ted Cady 544-6410, or
 any other member of the Planning Board if you have a question.

 Zoning Bylaws Almost Done - We are nearing the end in the two year
 effort to bring our Zoning Bylaws up to date.  Unfortunately, we did
 not get to some of the things we wanted to cover.  However, with the
 assistance of the FRCOG Planning Department, which was funded by a
 $15,000 grant from the state ($2,500 contribution from Warwick), we
 have done a lot.  It is surprising how much work it is to do these
 things.  We still plan to have a public information meeting, public
 hearings and have them come before the Annual Town Meeting in May or
 perhaps a Special Town Meeting at an earlier date depending on what the
 Selectboard decides.  We hope to have a draft copy for you to review in
 about a month or so.

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