EAST MONTPELIER PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICTS
INTRODUCTION WHAT IS HAPPENING ▸ Comprehensive revision of the Land Use and Development Regulations (LUDs) ▸ Reviewed adopted LUDs to assess whether they were effectively implementing the town plan ▸ Identified existing provisions that have not been working well ▸ Noted changes that needed to be made due to changes in state and federal law ▸ Have a first draft ready for public review and comment
INTRODUCTION PLANNING CONTEXT ▸ The LUDs must implement East Montpelier’s Town Plan and Village Plan ▸ The LUDs must comply with state statutes
ADOPTED ZONING ▸ Lack of village zoning district(s). ▸ Residential-Commercial district does not match existing pattern of development. ▸ No opportunity for village growth. ▸ Allows strip commercial development along Route 2.
INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF TONIGHT’S MEETING ▸ Introduce proposed zoning districts ▸ Compare the proposed zoning districts to adopted districts ▸ Discuss two alternative approaches for zoning rural areas of town ▸ Answer questions and take comments on the options presented
FORMAT OF TONIGHT’S MEETING 30 MINUTES village and existing settlements 20 MINUTES commercial and industrial areas 50 MINUTES rural areas 10 MINUTES Wrap-up
VILLAGE AND EXISTING SETTLEMENTS MIXED USE & RESIDENTIAL ▸ Allow for compact pattern of housing and businesses in existing settlement areas ▸ 3 districts: MU 4, MU 2, RES ▸ 0.5 acre lots ▸ Lack of infrastructure will remain a limiting factor ▸ MU & RES in East Montpelier Village and North Montpelier ▸ RES in East Montpelier Center, Gallison Hill near U32, Rt. 214 near Goddard
VILLAGE AND EXISTING SETTLEMENTS MIXED USE & RESIDENTIAL ▸ Allow for compact pattern of housing and businesses in existing settlement areas ▸ 3 districts: MU 4, MU 2, RES ▸ 0.5 acre lots ▸ Lack of infrastructure will remain a limiting factor ▸ MU & RES in East Montpelier Village and North Montpelier ▸ RES in East Montpelier Center, Gallison Hill near U32, Rt. 214 near Goddard
VILLAGE AND EXISTING SETTLEMENTS MIXED USE & RESIDENTIAL ▸ Allow for compact pattern of housing and businesses in existing settlement areas ▸ 3 districts: MU 4, MU 2, RES ▸ 0.5 acre lots ▸ Lack of infrastructure will remain a limiting factor ▸ MU & RES in East Montpelier Village and North Montpelier ▸ RES in East Montpelier Center, Gallison Hill near U32, Rt. 214 near Goddard
VILLAGE AND EXISTING SETTLEMENTS WHAT USES WOULD BE ALLOWED MU 4 MU 2 RES Housing, home occupation, home business Housing, home occupation, home business Housing, home occupation PERMITTED B&B, inn, short-term rental B&B, inn, short-term rental B&B, short-term rental Retail & services up to 3,000 sf Retail & services up to 3,000 sf Sit-down restaurant Sit-down restaurant Theater, gallery, museum Theater, gallery, museum Indoor recreation up to 3,000 sf Indoor recreation up to 3,000 sf Civic buildings & schools Civic buildings & schools Healthcare clinic Healthcare clinic Daycare Daycare Social club Social club Retail & services >3,000 sf Retail & services >3,000 sf, sales lot Home business CONDITIONAL Lawn, garden, farm, building supply sales Lawn, garden, farm, building supply sales Inn Take-out restaurant, mobile food service Take-out restaurant, mobile food service Civic buildings and schools Bar, event facility Bar, event facility Rehabilitation services Food or beverage manufacturing Food or beverage manufacturing Daycare Wholesale trade Wood products manufacturing Publishing, printing, sign manufacturing Wholesale trade Rehabilitation services Storage and distribution Publishing, printing, sign manufacturing Metal fabrication shop Rehabilitation services
VILLAGE AND EXISTING SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ▸ Standards would apply during major site plan review. They do not apply to single- and two-family properties. They would not apply if minor changes were being made to other existing buildings or uses. ▸ No drive-throughs or corporate/franchise architecture ▸ New development must be compatible with village pattern, form and scale ▸ Entrance facing the road ▸ Regular pattern of windows and doors on the facade ▸ Breaking up the mass of large buildings ▸ Pitched roofs ▸ Architectural elements like storefronts or porches ▸ High quality materials ▸ Parking and vehicular areas to the side or rear
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS BUSINESS 2 & BUSINESS 3 ▸ Allow for new and expanded businesses in those areas of town where there are already businesses ▸ Business 2 allows for a mix of commercial and light industrial as well as housing ▸ Business 2 limits the size of buildings to 12,000 sf ▸ Business 3 is more industrial and does not allow for additional housing ▸ There is no limit on building size in Business 3
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHAT USES WOULD BE ALLOWED BUS 2 BUS 3 Housing, home occupation, home business Home occupation or business (at an existing residence) B&B, inn, short-term rental B&B, inn, short-term rental PERMITTED Services (repair, financial, personal, professional, business) Services (repair, financial, personal, professional, business) Lawn, garden, farm, building supply sales Fueling station, carwash, rental & leasing Veterinary and animal services Lawn, garden, farm, building supply sales Event facility, catering Veterinary and animal services Wholesale trade Mobile food service, catering Media studio, theater, gallery, museum Light industry, food or beverage & wood products manufacturing Outdoor recreation, golf course, campground, equestrian Wholesale trade Civic buildings & schools, healthcare clinic, daycare Storage and distribution, self-storage, contractor’s yard Social club Publishing, printing and sign manufacturing Firewood processing, sawmill Media studio, gallery, museum On-farm business Metal fabrication Indoor recreation, equestrian facility Civic buildings & schools, healthcare clinic, daycare Firewood processing, sawmill, on-farm business Hotel, motel Hotel, motel COND. Retail sales, sales lot, fueling station, carwash, rental & leasing Retail sales, sales lot Restaurant, mobile food service Event facility Light industry, food or beverage & wood products manufacturing Tank farm or fuel storage and distribution Storage and distribution, self-storage, contractor’s yard Freight transportation services Printing, publishing, sign manufacturing Composting, recycling, solid waste and septic waste services Composting, slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse Metal fabrication shop Heavy industry Rehabilitation services
RURAL AREAS RURAL DISTRICTS ▸ Balance natural resource conservation, protection of working farm and forest land, and opportunity for rural residential development ▸ Recognize that a significant amount of rural land has been conserved (*calculate and add amounts here) ▸ Understand that much of the rural area of town has been zoned for moderate rural residential density (1 then 3 acre lots). Last major zoning revision created the 7-acre zone. ▸ Maintain rural character, which is created by open space, an irregular development pattern that responds to the landscape, and an overall low density of development
TWO ALTERNATIVES ▸ Alternative 4. Three rural districts at different densities – 1 dwelling per 2 acres , per 5 acres, and per 10 acres. ▸ More substantial change from current zoning ▸ Seeks to guide development closer to paved roads by increasing density along portions of County Road, Center Road, Towne Hill Road and the state highways from 1 house per 3 or 7 acres to 1 house per 2 acres ▸ Seeks to guide development away from less readily accessible land by decreasing density in other areas that are now zoned for 1 house per 3 to 1 house per 5 acres
TWO ALTERNATIVES ▸ Alternative 5. Three rural districts at different densities – 1 dwelling per 2 acres , per 3 acres, and per 10 acres. ▸ More similar to current zoning ▸ Does not include any portions of County Road or Center Road in the 2-acre district ▸ Has the same reshaped the “conservation” district set at 1 house per 10 acres as Alternative 4 ▸ Keeps the rest of the rural land at 1 house per 3 acres (as it is under current zoning for the most part) ▸ Enables density-based zoning or lot size averaging only in the 10-acre district
TWO ALTERNATIVES ▸ Alternative 4. Three rural districts at different densities – 1 dwelling per 2 acres, per 5 acres, and per 10 acres. ▸ More substantial change from current zoning ▸ Seeks to guide development closer to paved roads by increasing density along portions of County Road, Center Road, Towne Hill Road and the state highways from 1 house per 3 or 7 acres to 1 house per 2 acres ▸ Alternative 5. Three rural districts at different densities – 1 dwelling per 2 acres, per 3 acres, and per 10 acres. ▸ More similar to current zoning ▸ Does not include any portions of County Road or Center Road in the 2-acre district
TWO ALTERNATIVES ▸ Alternative 4 & 5 ▸ Reshape the “conservation” district to incorporate conserved land and other lands with significant natural resource value or development constraints ▸ Further reduce the allowable density in those areas from 1 house per 7 acres (or less) to 1 house per 10 acres ▸ Use a new approach to land subdivision called density-based zoning or lot size averaging
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