[Massplanners] Zoning Bylaw Changed without Town Meeting Approval

[Harry LaCortiglia]

Sounds like a scrivener's error.

H. LaCortiglia

Georgetown P.B.


On 10/14/2022 2:00 PM, Bob RITCHIE via MassPlanners wrote:
> Only Town Meeting can change the bylaw.  Without Town Meeting action, 
> nothing was removed from the bylaw. So, saying "Bylaw Changed without 
> Town Meeting Approval" is simply false as a matter of law.
>
> /*Bob Ritchie*/
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>> On 10/14/2022 12:01 PM Duchesneau, Adam via MassPlanners 
>> <massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> We have a situation where it appears a section from the Town’s Zoning 
>> Bylaw was removed WITHOUT approval from Town Meeting. It appears to 
>> have occurred during a recodification/reformatting of the bylaw, but 
>> there was no Town Meeting process or a Town Meeting vote which 
>> authorized the removal of this language. This appears to have 
>> happened sometime back in the mid to late 1990s.
>>
>>
>> I am wondering if this language which was removed is still valid and 
>> applicable as part of the Zoning Bylaw since it was removed without 
>> the appropriate Town Meeting process or vote? If so, can this 
>> language just be reinserted back into the Zoning Bylaw? Or, is the 
>> only way to get the language back into the Zoning Bylaw by going 
>> through the full Town Meeting approval process?
>>
>>
>> If anyone has dealt with this before or has thoughts on this, please 
>> let me know when you have a chance. Thank you.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> Adam L. Duchesneau, AICP (he/him/his)
>>
>> Director of Planning & Community Development
>>
>> Town of Sudbury | Flynn Building, 278 Old Sudbury Road | Sudbury, MA 
>> 01776
>>
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