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QUESTION 2.
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 1
as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town Zoning Ordinance as
follows: Article II -
Districts, by revising the “official zoning map” to change land on
Warner Tax Map 3, lots 48, 51-2-1, 51-2, 51-1, 58, and 84-10A, or
portions thereof, from Open Conservation District OC-1 to Commercial
District C-1?
YES [ 224 ]
NO [ 132 ] REASONING: Warner
land currently zoned C-1 is approximately 730 acres, or
2.1% of Warner’s total area of approximately 35,500 acres. This
Amendment will change approximately 70 acres in the Davisville area
north of Route #103 East, from OC-1 to C-1 to provide more opportunity
for future Commercial
development. The majority of the land affected is currently
a gravel pit or permitted for a gravel pit. Adjacent lot #59 will remain
as OC-1 as a buffer to the QUESTION 3.
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 2
as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town Zoning Ordinance as
follows: Article XII -Sign
Regulations, paragraph A.5. to have temporary signs regulated by the
Board of Selectmen?
YES [ 257 ]
NO [99 ] REASONING: The Selectmen’s Office has requested that temporary sign regulations be administered by their office instead of by the Planning Board. This should help streamline permitting and control of temporary signs. QUESTION 4.
Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 3
as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town Zoning Ordinance as
follows: Article XI -
Commercial District C-1, paragraph “F” to allow Retail and Service
buildings to have a maximum gross floor area of 40,000 square feet. In
addition, if certain separation, setback, share drives, cross lot
traffic, landscaped green open space, and building design criteria are
met, then multiple buildings each with a maximum gross floor area of
40,000 square feet shall be allowed on one lot. New and existing
building’s maximum gross floor area shall be allowed to increase an
additional 20,000 square feet if similar criteria are met and a Zoning
Board of Adjustment Special Exception is obtained?
YES [ 200 ]
NO [ 158 ] REASONING: Currently the maximum gross floor area of a Retail or Service use building is 20,000 square feet, with multiple buildings allowed on a lot up to a total gross floor area of 40,000 square feet. This amendment is designed to be less restrictive while also providing opportunity for new and additional business to locate in Warner. Proposed revisions are based on the Planning Board’s research in other towns for typical moderate sized buildings for Retail and Services uses. For clarification; uses other than Retail and Services listed in Table 1 – Use Regulations are not currently restricted under this maximum gross floor area paragraph. “Gross floor Area means the sum the horizontal area of the floor or floors of a building as measured from the exterior walls ……..” as defined in the Zoning Ordinance. QUESTION 5.
Are you in
favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 4 as proposed by the Planning
Board for the Town Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Article REASONING:
Land owners have been penalized for subdividing one additional
lot that would not have been Classified as a major subdivision if they
had done the subdivision in one single step. i.e., subdividing into
three (3) lots whether done on a single date or on two dates should be
recognized as the same classification of subdivision. QUESTION 6.
Are you in
favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 5 as proposed by the Planning
Board for the Town Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Table 1 - USE REGULATIONS, section titled
“Agricultural”, by allowing a temporary greenhouse or stand for 6
months of the year? REASONING:
The existing wording limits temporary greenhouses and stands
operation to only 3 months per year. In recent years some farms have
become more diversified and have utilized technology to lengthen their
seasons. Year-
round greenhouses and stands also indicated on Table 1 are not
affected by this proposed amendment.
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