Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Committee Assigns Work on Trees, Housing, Rentals
The Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee assigned members to research bylaws on tree removal, attainable housing, and short-term rentals.
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Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning panel approves Tiny Homes summary, forms subcommittees
Dennis zoning panel approves Tiny Homes framework, establishes subcommittees. Chair Kate Kane's committee unanimously approved a Tiny Homes summary chart for submittal to the Select Board and Planning Board under state Seasonal Communities Act requirements. Two study subcommittees were established
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning committee endorses affordable housing definition change
Dennis zoning panel endorses affordable housing bylaw change. The Zoning Bylaw Study Committee unanimously approved a revised definition of "Year-round" for Affordable Housing By-law 4.9, with Chair Kate Kane noting the committee must emphasize at town meeting that the change applies only to new
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
ZBSC Approves Revised Committee Charge
Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee approves revised committee charge for Select Board review. Chair Kate Kane led the panel in unanimously approving the revised charge, which Committee member Jan Frazier will forward to Town Administrator Liz Sullivan. The committee also discussed two housing
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Study Committee reviews affordable housing bylaw revisions
Zoning Study Committee launches two-stage review of affordable housing bylaw. Town Planner Paul Foley presented revisions focused on reorganizing and clarifying Bylaw 4.9, with a goal of Fall Town Meeting consideration for Stage 1 changes and more substantive revisions in a later Stage 2. Committee
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee revises charge, maps four substantive work streams.
The Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee approved revisions to its formal charge and heard Town Planner Paul Foley outline four priority work streams, including revisions to Section 4.9 of the bylaw, review of definitions and allowable uses in the GC-II and GC-III commercial zones, rezoning of
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee approves two-stage 4.9 revision timeline.
Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee approves two-stage revision plan for Article 4.9 affordable housing bylaw. Chair Kate Kane led six committee members in voting 3-2 on a motion by Gary Barber to split the work into a Fall Town Meeting phase of clarifications and cleanup and a Spring 2027 phase
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning committee rejects parking-requirement changes as Planning Board tensions simmer.
Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee rejects tighter affordable-housing rules. Chair Kate Kane and four committee members voted 3-2 to defeat a motion by Jan Frazier that would have expanded affordable-housing zones and required state regulatory approval before issuing building permits or occupancy
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee elects new officers, advances Section 4.9 housing draft
Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee elects new leadership and advances Section 4.9. The committee unanimously elected Kate Kane as Chair and Jan Frazier as Secretary/Clerk, then voted 5–1 to delete language allowing the Planning Board discretion to reduce parking requirements under the affordable
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee advances affordable housing bylaw revision
The Zoning Bylaw Study Committee moved forward on revisions to Bylaw 4.9, the town's affordable housing ordinance, with Town Planner Paul Foley describing the state's emerging Seasonal Communities Designation program and the committee identifying outstanding definitional gaps ahead of a planned
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