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On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 02:02:27 PM EDT, Bob RITCHIE via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:
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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.
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<p><em><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman, times;">Bob Ritchie</span></strong></em><br clear="none"><span style="font-family:times new roman, times;">20 Bayon Drive<br clear="none">Apartment 314<br clear="none">South Hadley, MA 01075<br clear="none">413-531-2431</span><br clear="none"><span style="font-family:times new roman, times;"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:bobritchie@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:bobritchie@comcast.net">bobritchie@comcast.net</a> <br clear="none"></span></p>
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On 10/14/2022 12:01 PM Duchesneau, Adam via MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org> wrote:
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<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal">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?</p>
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<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal">If anyone has dealt with this before or has thoughts on this, please let me know when you have a chance. <span style="color:black;">Thank you.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Adam</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;">Adam L. Duchesneau, AICP (he/him/his)</span></p>
<p class="yiv1298171625MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;">Director of Planning & Community Development</span></p>
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