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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Thanks Steve</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Before I address several specifics below, one commonality I am noting is challenges at Town Meeting. While that is no surprise to me---I've been at this for over 30 years, what does make me pause is the similarity over the years of town meeting zoning fails. They seem to be so repetitive and yet...it always happens.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Not being a native New Englander (I am from the Connecticut Western Reserve), this is perplexing to me having seen other municipal typologies at least do zoning better....but I also would love to come up with a "patch" for this "software issue". Anyone else?</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Appreciate the detailed information Steve. I like the pairing of comprehensive and a multi-disciplinary consulting practice. I also am cognizant of and sensitive to Nancy's comments of not going "too big" so wonder if even though one has a consultant and is being comprehensive with the approach, to not take the entire final product to Town Meeting but maybe introduce it in successively more ambitious and complex phases over say 3 town meetings. For example:</font></div>
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<li style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Phase 1 - Only bring forward the recodification, structural changes, and very obvious errors</font></li>
<li style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Phase 2 - Address content problems, new elements required by caselaw, legislation, simpler new tools</font></li>
<li style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Phase 3 - Tackle the most complex and sensitive elements, address innovations here<br />
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">The strategy would be to not overwhelm TM with sheer volume but gradually introduce ever more complex stuff as you also build trust and confidence. Just wonder if this might make sense...</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Thanks again</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Chris</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Christopher J. Ryan, AICP</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Director of Community and Economic Development</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Town of Harvard, MA</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Harvard, MA 01451</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Phone: 978.456.4100 x.323</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Email: <a href="mailto:cryan@harvard.ma.us">cryan@harvard.ma.us</a></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Web: <a href="http://www.harvard.ma.us" target="_blank">http://www.harvard.ma.us</a></font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Steve Sadwick <<a href="mailto:ssadwick@tewksbury-ma.gov">ssadwick@tewksbury-ma.gov</a>> on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 9:21 AM -0400 wrote:</b></font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Chris-</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Please see responses in red below.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Calibri" size="+0" color="#1F497D" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1F497D;">Steve Sadwick, FAICP</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners [<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Ryan</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 29, 2021 3:17 PM</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a></font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Zoning Bylaw Rewrite?</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Hi all</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">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.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">First, those who have addressed a dated and flawed bylaw, what has your approach been?</font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">After years of amendments, Tewksbury’s zoning became unwieldy and had a number of internal inconsistencies that needed to be addressed. A Selectmen appointed committee was established in 2016 and a multi-disciplinary consulting team was brought on board. The finished product was ready for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, but at the last minute, the committee decided to withdraw out of an abundance of caution and concern expressed by the some in the public over COVID-19. At the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, the article lost by 2 votes
to achieve the 2/3 approval vote. Unfortunately, it was confused by some open Town Meeting members with a pending 40B project.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>a) Did you conduct a complete rewrite? What were the components? Structure and organization, legal review, adding user-friendly elements?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;"> Tewksbury did a complete zoning recodification. A new numbering system was introduced, sections were moved and consolidated and new sections were added. It did include a legal review and added user-friendly elements. </font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"></p></font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>b) If not comprehensive, what were the elements and issues that you focused on?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;"> It was comprehensive. </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>c) Did you introduce innovative methodologies and types? Form-based? Hybrid? Any elements of performance zoning?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">There were some new element introduced such as replacing a site plan special permit with site plan review, request for reasonable accommodations, small cell zoning outside of right-of-way and town center design. </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>d) How did you fund it and what was the cost?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">Project was funded by Town Meeting vote. It cost approximately $91,000.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>e) What type of consulting team did you use? Multidisciplinary? Did you do some of it in-house?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">Consulting team included planning firm with subconsultants including land use attorney and architect. Some of the later stages included in-house work.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>f) Did you have a committee? How was it composed?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">Committee included member of PB and BOS, Building Commissioner, local land use consultant and resident that happened to be planning director in neighboring community.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><i>g) What was the biggest challenge?</i></font></span><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#FF0000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#FF0000;">Getting the public to focus on the changes prior to Town Meeting, especially during COVID-19. One point of caution is to consider how Chapter 358 of the Acts of 2020 would affect structuring articles for Town Meeting. </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> </font></span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><span style="background-color:#d0d0d0;"><font face="Century Gothic" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">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.</font></span></div>
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