HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-20 Public Comment - R. Krueger - Growth Policy Comments IndustrialGrowth Policy Comments
(City) Planning Board
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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Request #1, Option #1: Request that the properties outlined in orange above remain
designated as the Industrial Plan Category as they are described in the current Growth Policy
Future Land Use Map (FLUM).
Justification: A recent request to reclassify the area outlined in green in the above figure as
Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use, submitted on January 6, 2020 and approved by motion by the
Planning Board on January 14, 2020, could effectively create significant “non-conforming”
situations for the properties outlined in orange. Moreover, the inclusion of the NEHMU Zoning
District in the Zoning Correlation Table for Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use Plan Category
areas would not permit uses that already exist on these sites (i.e. Manufacturing, Heavy).
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Request #1, Option #2: Another option to address the creation of “non-conforming” situations
would be the addition of the M1 Zoning to the Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use Plan Category
within the Zoning Correlation Table (above figure).
Justification: As has been previously addressed, a recent request to reclassify the area shown in
green in Figure 1 as Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use could effectively create significant “non-
conforming” situations. Moreover, the proposed inclusion of the NEHMU Implementing Zoning
District in the Zoning Correlation Table for Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use Plan Category
would not permit uses that are established on these sites (Ex. Manufacturing, Heavy). The
requested addition of M1 Zoning to the Commercial Emphasis Mixed Use Plan Category within
the Zoning Correlation Table would resolve a number of these concerns and allow existing and
established uses to operate and further develop should they so choose.