MINUTES FOR JULY 15, 2009

ZONING REVISIONS COMMITTEE


Attending: Carolyn Misch, Danielle Kahn, Joel Russell, Adin Maynard, Dillon Sussman, Peter McLean, Jim Nash, Stephen Gilson, Dennis Bidwell, Tom Weiner

1. Public Comment – Elissa Alford spoke to urge the committee to consider zoning regulations to permit ownership of small goats in Northampton
2. Joel Russell offered to conduct a review of the current Zoning Ordinance in order to determine what is contained therein and to present his findings to us at a meeting in Sept. Dillon will lend support to this effort
3. Sub-committees were discussed and formed.

The purposes of these sub-committees are to review current zoning, research other communities, bring ideas forth to discuss with whole committee and eventually with public. Can meet with interested others as well – developers, Chamber of Commerce, etc…


Committees are:

Cluster Rewrite - Joel and Stephen

Urban Agriculture – Danielle, Adin and Jim

Housing Options – Peter, Dillon, Tom

Energy – Dennis and Adin


The Design/Performance work will be undertaken by a committee of the whole and will commence at the August 19th meeting when Carolyn will:

* review zoning on King and Conz/Pleasant Sts.
* Discuss resulting development and lack/thereof
* Lead into design discussion



Future Meeting schedule:

1st and 3rd Wednesdays in fall

Wednesday, Aug. 19th – Carolyn presentation and Design/Perfomance discussion

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd – Joel presentation on current zoning

Wednesday, Sept. 16th – possibly David Narkiewicz on transportation issues/ideas

Wednesday, Oct. 7th

Wednesday, Oct. 21st

Wednesday, Nov. 4th

Wednesday, Nov. 18th

Wednesday, Dec. 2nd


Meeting ended with sub-committees scheduling meetings.