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RE VI E W OF PROPOSE D ZONI NG UPDAT E T o wn o f C ha tha m – Ap ril 7, 2016

Purpo se o f Re vie w • T o e va lua te the c o nsiste nc y o f pro po se d zo ning with a do pte d Co mpre he nsive Pla n • Unde rsta nd Pla n’s stra te g ie s a nd a c tions • Ide ntify whic h Pla n stra te g ie s we re or we re not inc lude d • E va lua te a pplic a tion a nd c onsiste nc y of those upda te s with Pla n • Ge ne ra l e va lua tion for c la rity, e ffe c tive ne ss, g e ne ra l a dministra tion

Pro c e ss o f Re vie w • Re vie w Co mpre he nsive Pla n, Ma ps, a nd Appe ndic e s • Ide ntify zoning / la nd use re la te d ite ms • Ma ke c ha rt • Re vie w e xisting zo ning • F a milia rize myse lf with wha t is in pla c e now • Re vie w upda te d zo ning a nd Ma ps • L ook for e a c h Pla n- ide ntifie d ite m • Re vie w/ e va lua te • Add c omme nts to c ha rt • Provide de ta ils a s ne e de d in summa ry me mo

F inding s – E nha nc e me nts in the Upda te • De finitio ns • Rura l a nd histo ric c ha ra c te r, e nviro nme nta l pro te c tio n • E PODS • F a rm-o rie nte d • Siting g uide line s for fa rmla nd prote c tion • Modifie d site pla n re vie w • Ne w site pla n & spe c ia l use se c tio ns • De nsity b o nuse s a dde d • I ndividua l sta nda rds fo r c e rta in use s About ½ of Pla n Stra te g ie s Addre sse d

F inding s – I te ms No t in Upda te • T ra nsfe r o f de ve lo pme nt rig hts • Use o f true de nsity/ a ve ra g e lo t size s • Uniq ue tre a tme nt o f ha mle ts • Co mme rc ia l de sig n sta nda rds • T ra ditio na l ne ig hb o rho o d sta nda rds • De ta ils o n mixe d use s, a da ptive re use • Purpo se sta te me nts/ Use s a s in Pla n fo r ZIC c onside re d but did not inc lude the two e a c h distric t propose d ha mle ts from Pla n

My Opinio n - Philo so phy o f Pla n a nd Zo ning Diffe r • Pla n e sta b lishe s a mo re de ta ile d, pro sc riptive a ppro a c h • De ta ile d de ve lopme nt sta nda rds • More me a sura ble c rite ria (e xc e ption - E PODS do offe r this de ta il) • E sta blishme nt of c ommunity e xpe c ta tions • Zo ning upda te e sta b lishe s dire c tio n c o nsiste nt with pla n, b ut mo re fle xib le , le ss pro sc rib e d a ppro a c h • E xa mple , 180- 22 e sta blishe s site pla n re vie w for a g building s in a c c orda nc e with NYS Ag a nd Ma rke ts g uide line s. Good polic y, no de ta ils on wha t or how tha t is done .

F inding s – Ge ne ra l vs De ta ile d • So me se c tio ns ve ry de ta ile d (E POD, De nsity Bo nus, Siting Guide line s fo r F a rmla nd, site pla n pro c e dure s). • De nsity, a ve ra g e lo t size , lo t c o ve ra g e , de ta ile d pe rfo rma nc e c rite ria no t inc lude d • Ge ne ra l pe rfo rma nc e c rite ria o ffe re d • Ha mle ts no t tre a te d individua lly, ha mle t style de sig n sta nda rds limite d

F inding s – F o rma t/ Re a da b ility • A fe w duplic a tio ns • F o rma t – inde nta tio n/ numb e ring twe a ks • Org a nize fo r re a da b ility • Ne e ds ta ble of c onte nts, pe rha ps inde x • Some se c tions ma y be be tte r pla c e d e lse whe re • De finitio ns o f use s a llo we d b y distric t sho uld b e inc lude d

F inding s - Administra tio n • Pla ns c a ll fo r mo re a nd e a rly pub lic input no t a ddre sse d – sta nda rd zo ning la ng ua g e use d • Ro le s o f Pla nning Bo a rd a nd ZBA c o mple x, c o uld re sult in e ffic ie nt a nd untime ly re vie w pro c e ss • Ove rla p in site pla n a nd spe c ia l use c rite ria • L a c k o f full de ta ils fo r ZBA a s pe r NYS 267a a nd b • Missing a me ndme nt se c tio n

• Pla n pa rtia lly imple me nte d • Spirit o f Pla n c a pture d • Cha ng e s inc lude d a re g o o d, b ut ne e d so me e dits, c la rific a tio n • So me ke y/ prio rity to o ls no t inc lude d • T e xt no t a s pre sc riptive a s Pla n c a lle d fo r

Ne xt Ste ps • Co nside r a sho rt-time fra me re vie w/ upda te o f the Pla n • T o e nsure Pla n a ddre sse s ne w c onc e rns, tre nds, or ide a s • T o e nsure Pla n re ma ins re le va nt to Cha tha m toda y • T o involve the c ommunity • Adopt a s pe r 272- a • T B de ta ils sc o pe o f wo rk • Spe c ific dire c tion a bout re g ua la tory tools to be a dde d to la ws • T ime fra me to a c c omplish it by • Se t up dra fting a nd re vie w proc e ss (Use c ha rt a s c he c klist?) • De ta il e xpe c ta tions for re porting to a nd c ommunic a ting with Boa rd a nd public • Use ZI C Upda te a s sta rting pla c e fo r furthe r wo rk