[Massplanners] Zoning Bylaw Rewrite?

[Christopher Ryan]

Hi all

I need to be thinking about how we're going to approach the long overdue
comprehensive rewrite of our zoning bylaws and had a few questions for the
water cooler.

First, those who have addressed a dated and flawed bylaw, what has your
approach been?

a) Did you conduct a complete rewrite? What were the components? Structure
and organization, legal review, adding user-friendly elements?

b) If not comprehensive, what were the elements and issues that you
focused on?

c) Did you introduce innovative methodologies and types? Form-based?
Hybrid? Any elements of performance zoning?

d) How did you fund it and what was the cost?

e) What type of consulting team did you use? Multidisciplinary? Did you do
some of it in-house?

f) Did you have a committee? How was it composed?

g) What was the biggest challenge?

So, if you have recently done work on your bylaw, let me know what you
did...or even if you are preparing for it or thinking about it.

Thanks a ton in advance...

Chris R.

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Christopher J. Ryan, AICP
Director of Community and Economic Development
Town of Harvard, MA
13 Ayer Road
Harvard, MA  01451
Phone: 978.456.4100 x.323
Email: cryan at harvard.ma.us
Web: http://www.harvard.ma.us
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