Zoning ordinance overhaul and state preemption
Summary
The town council gave first reading to rolling back the 2024 15% dimensional changes, a student-occupancy rule moving from three to five students, and pending updates for 2025 state laws — with open questions about whether home rule can resist state preemption.
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Last discussed Jan 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown; changes could affect what rentals and additions are allowed townwide.
Property owners seeking larger additions if the 15% rollback advances; students and landlords under the five-student rule.
Residents who supported stricter dimensional and student-occupancy limits.
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