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
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee · Meeting of February 19, 2026
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 housing bylaw, with Town Planner Paul Foley confirming the revision preserves discretion only for Subsidized Housing Inventory units. The revised draft, incorporating terminology updates from Town Counsel review and reflecting DHCD-to-EOHLC agency renaming, faces a March 2 public hearing with the Planning Board, with the committee identifying gaps in Design Standards, flood-zone protections, and year-round rental definitions for final revision by February 26.
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Source: the Zoning Bylaw Study Committee meeting of February 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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