WESTPORT PLANNING BOARD

PUBLIC HEARING

AGENDA

Wednesday January 11, 2012

Town Hall Annex Meeting Room

Call to Order. 6:00 p.m

1.       PUBLIC HEARING - Continuation from October 25, 2011, November 9, 2011 and November 30, 2011.

After duly advertising in the Chronicle on October 5, 2011 and October 12, 2011 and pursuant to the provisions of MGL 40A §5 and Article 2.1 of the Westport Zoning Bylaws, the Westport Planning Board continued the last public hearing to this date to accept public comments on the following proposed amendments to the Town of Westport Zoning By-laws by creating the new Zoning By-law “Article 22 Science & Technology Overlay District” as follows:

Item 1. To create a new Westport Zoning By-law Article 22, Science & Technology Overlay District (STOD) Special Permit, to allow better utilization of land adjacent to the Route 6 and 88 interchange, assure attractive and efficient arrangement of office and research buildings and the harmonious integration of the uses allowed in this district into the surrounding neighborhood and the community at large. The intent is to: encourage the permanent preservation of open space, forestry lands, wildlife habitat, aquifers, wetlands and water bodies; minimize the total amount of disturbance on the site by sensitive siting of buildings and parking; protect drinking water and surface water quality; protect adjacent residential property values through completely buffering the high quality office and research uses; minimize traffic impacts in residential areas and mitigate impacts to the road network; maximize energy conservation and harvesting and promote net-zero impact development within development.

Item 2. To amend Section 1. Definitions of the Westport Zoning By-laws by adding definitions relevant to the Science & Technology Overlay District, in the appropriate alphabetical order.

Item 3. To amend Section 2.6 Administration of the Westport Zoning By-laws by designating the Planning Board as the Special Permit Granting Authority for the Science & Technology Overlay District.

Item 4. To amend the Table of Use Regulations by adding the permitted uses as described in Article 22 for the Science and Technology Overlay District.

Item 5. To amend Article 3 Establishment of Districts by adding to Section 3.0 Types of Districts “I. Science & Technology Overlay District.”

Item 6. To amend Article 3.1 Location of Districts by adding after 3.1.H the following “3.1.I Science & Technology Overlay District: the portion of the Town as described in the following assessor’s parcels as of September 2011 (Map & Lot)  14-29; 14-25 & 26; 14-30; 14-30 A; 14-34; 14-31; 14-33 C & D; 14-25 A & 33 B; 14-33; 14-32, 33 A; 14-20 E; 14-20 A, 14-20 C & 20 D; 14-20; 23-2; 14-29 B; 14-29 C & E; 14-29 D; 23-2 A; 23-1; 17-42, 57, 84; 17-43, 44; 17-3; 17-2; 14-25 C; 23-36; 23-38 A & B; 23-78; 23-4; 23-3; 17-243 & 249; 17-440-444; 17-634; 17-634 A; 23-57; 23-46; 23-5; 23-39; 23-40; 23-22 A, B, C.

Item 7. To amend Article 4.0 Use and Regulations by adding after Section 4.0.8, the Section 4.0.9 as
“4.0.9 Science and Technology Overlay District (STOD) See Article 22.”

Item 8. To amend the Town of Westport Zoning Map to reflect this change.

 2.       Draft Wind Facility amendments with Energy Committee.

 3.       Any other business that may come before the Board. 

 4.       Town Planner Report

     Correspondence.    Minutes.       Invoices.

ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                                              NOTE: Agenda is subject to change