Most house lots in town are zoned for by-right single-family housing. You can’t build just any house on these lots, however. The building is governed by side lot and front lot setbacks and by height, wetland and septic restrictions, among others.
Similarly, the new zoning for by right multi family housing/retail will restrict the possibilities for buildings. The planning board is in the process of developing new bylaws. Right now they disagree among themselves. Their continuing discussions will be held in public, and also be guided by input from the public through public hearings. Eventually, they will propose new bylaws that will be voted up or down by the Town Meeting. This is the process that will eventually limit what developers can build on these new by-right zoned properties for multi-family/retail developments. In this way, the Town will continue to have control over what is developed. Ruth Ann Hendrickson (She, her, hers) -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
