Zoning Bylaw Study Committee

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

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

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

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

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