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HI GHL I GHT S OF PROPOSE D UPDAT E D ZONI NG T o wn o f C ha tha m – June 6, 2018

Pro c e ss T ime L ine • Co mpre he nsive Pla n Ad o pte d 9/ 2009 • Zo ning Imple me nta tio n Co mmitte e (ZIC) Dra ft 2015 • Co nsulta nt Re vie w o f ZIC Dra ft 3/ 2016 • Co mpre he nsive Pla n Imple me nta tio n Gro up F o rme d to wo rk with Co nsulta nt 6/ 2016 • Ong o ing Wo rk o f CPIG (Pha se 1) 6/ 2016 to 7/ 2017 • T o wn Bo a rd , Pla nning Bo a rd , ZBA, CE O Re vie w 7/ 2017 • CPIG Me e ting s o n Pha se 2 wo rk 10/ 2017 to 3/ 2018 • Ro a d s Co mmitte e / Re po rt to T o wn Bo a rd 11/ 2017 • T o wn Bo a rd Re vie w Me e ting s/ Upd a te Dra ft 3/ 2018 to 5/ 2018

Purpo se o f Zo ning Upda te • T o ma ke zoning c onsiste nt with a dopte d Compre he nsive Pla n • Cle a r purpo se s, de finitio ns, pro c e dure s • Spe c ific de ve lo pme nt sta nda rds • Co nsiste nt with Ne w Yo rk Sta te T o wn la w • Ade q ua te to o ls fo r Pla nning Bo a rd& ZBA • E nha nc e a dministra tio n a nd e nfo rc e me nt • Addre ss ‘ ho t b utto n’ ite ms o f impo rta nc e in T o wn.

Co mpre he nsive Pla n Se ts the Sta g e • Pre se rva tio n o f rura l c ha ra c te r • Pro te c tio n o f e nviro nme nta l re so urc e s • E xpa nde d ho using o ptio ns • De nsity, sc a le a nd inte nsity o f ne w use s ma na g e d to b e c o nsiste nt with Cha tha m’ s c ha ra c te r & e nviro nme nt • Pro te c tio n a nd e nha nc e me nt o f a g ric ulture • Plan se e ks a mor e de taile d, pr osc r iptive appr oac h in Zoning

Re vie w/ Upda te Pro c e ss… • Re vie w Co mpre he nsive Pla n, Ma ps, a nd Appe ndic e s • Ma de c he c klist o f ‘ to -do ’ s’ fro m Co mpre he nsive Pla n • Re vie we d e xisting zo ning , re so urc e ma ps fro m Pla n • Sta rte d with ZI C e dits, the n line b y line re vie w/ upda te b y CPI G Stra te g y Stra te g y Re la te d to Zo ning # Visio n Ma ke sure purpo se sta te me nt o f zo ning ma tc he s visio n o f pla n X All De fine rura l c ha ra c te r in zo ning X 1.1 Pre se rve o pe n spa c e b y e sta b lishing a T DR (T ra nsfe r o f De ve lo pme nts Rig ht) pro g ra m 1.2 De ve lo p E PODS in ste e p slo pe s, we tla nds, stre a ms, sc e nic vie ws, ridg e line s, flo o d X pla ins, wildlife re so urc e s. Re fe rs to c o mp pla n ma ps o n we b site 1.4 Use true de nsity in du/ a c re inste a d o f minimum lo t size a nd tha t minimum lo t size s sha ll X b e use d o nly to me e t se tb a c ks se ptic a nd wa te r

Re vie w/ Upda te Pro c e ss… • CPI G Re vie w & Upda te • Built o n dra ft fro m ZI C • De ve lo pe d ne w E nviro nme nta l Pro te c tio n Ove rla y Ma ps • Upda te d te xt o f zo ning la w, se c tio n b y se c tio n • I nc o rpo ra te d Co mp Pla n/ Ag Pla n, Hydro g e o lo g y Study, Ro a ds Re po rt • Atto rne y a nd T o wn Bo a rd re vie w Any q ue stio ns o n re vie w/ upda te pro c e ss?

Cla rity, Org a niza tio n, Re a da b ility E nha nc e me nts • De finitio ns • Purpo se Sta te me nts • Re -o rg a niza tio n o f Se c tio ns • T a b le o f Co nte nts • Writte n in pla in E ng lish • Unifie d Use T a b le sho wing a ll distric ts in o ne ta b le

Pro c e ss & Re vie w E nha nc e me nts • Ne w spe c ia l use pe rmit pro c e dure s • Spe c ia l Use Pe rmits to Pla nning Bo a rd • Ne w site pla n pro c e dure s • Adde d Mo difie d Site Pla n fo r c e rta in a g ric ulture use s • Ne w ZBA se c tio n • Upda te d Use T a b le fo r P, SP, SUP • Ne w e nfo rc e me nt/ a dmin se c tio n • Ne w a me ndme nt se c tio n

De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds E nha nc e me nts to Ma tc h Co mp Pla n • E nviro nme nta l Pro te c tio n Ove rla ys • Ste e p Slo pe (E PO 1) a nd Sc e nic / Ridg e line (E PO 2) • Site Pla n c rite ria • Spe c ia l Use c rite ria • De nsity b o nuse s fo r de sire d a me nitie s • F a rmla nd pro te c tio n siting • Ne w se c tio n o n ho me o c c upa tio ns • Mino r/ Ma jo r ho me o c c upa tio ns

Zo ning Ma ps • No c ha ng e pro po se d to zo ning ma p a nd distric ts • Adde d E PO1 a nd E PO 2 ma p

E PO 1 Ste e p Slope s E PO 2 Sc e nic / Ridge line s

De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds E nha nc e me nts • Adde d re c o mme nda tio ns fro m Ag a nd Hydro g e o lo g y Pla ns • So urc e wa te r pro te c tio n • Mo re c o nside ra tio n o f impa c ts o n a g ric ulture • 1 princ ipa l use pe r lo t inste a d o f 2 • Upda te d no nc o nfo rming use / lo t • Allo ws ne t a c re a g e / a ve ra g e lo t size s • Sta nda rds fo r individua l use s

De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds E nha nc e me nts • Allo ws use o f ze ro lo t line in c e rta in lo c a tio ns • Co mme rc ia l de sig n sta nda rds • Rura l siting sta nda rds • Ha mle t de sig n sta nda rds • No ise • De mo litio n

De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds E nha nc e me nts • Pro visio ns fo r spe c ific use s • Ca mps, so la r, po rta b le sto ra g e , a g -to urism, multi-fa mily dwe lling s, b e d a nd b re a kfa st, e tc . • E le va te s impo rta nc e o f rura l ro a ds in re vie w a nd ide ntifie s use s o nly a llo we d ha ving a c c e ss fro m Co unty o r Sta te hig hwa y • Ne w sig n se c tio n About 3/ 4 of Comp Pla n Str a te gie s Addr e sse d

Ne xt Ste ps • Zo ning Ado ptio n • Pub lic He a ring o n Zo ning Upda te s • E dits a s ne e de d • Co unty Pla nning Bo a rd Re vie w • SE QR • L o c a l Zo ning L a w Ado ptio n • Ro a ds Co mmitte e Wo rking On: Hig hwa y Sta nda rds, Ro a d Ma inte na nc e Pro g ra m • CPI G Wo rking o n: Sub divisio n Upda te