Town Meeting – Results of Zoning Vote

The complete minutes of the town meeting are here in PDF format on the Hanover town website.

Article Amendment Description Yes No
2 1 Add RO to Section 201.1
Amendment No. 1 would amend Section 201.1, Accessory Uses, to add “RO” to the list of zoning districts where a setback for noisy institutional use is required.
457 80
3 2 Generator Testing
Amendment No. 2 would amend Section 232, Noise Standards, to include noise limits for the testing of electrical generators.
438 101
4 3 Institutional Dining
Amendment No. 3 would add “Institutional Dining Facility” as a new use permitted by Special Exception in the Institutional Zoning District, would define this term, and would set forth parking requirements relative to the number of persons employed in the facility.
454 75
5 4 PTDM
Amendment No. 4 would add a new Section 408, Parking and Transportation Demand Management Plan Option, to enable parking requirements to be satisfied by a parking and transportation demand management program that could include off-site parking, shuttle service, use of public transit, ride-sharing, pedestrian and bicycle commuting, and other alternatives to required on-site parking.
436 95
6 5 Inclusionary Housing
Amendment No. 5 would amend Section 212, Inclusionary Housing, to provide traditional and open-space subdivisions and multi-family developments with the same bonus-density allowances now available only in Planned Residential Developments.
408 118
7 6 Wetlands
Amendment No. 6 would amend Section 702, Wetland, Water Body, and Intermittent Stream Protection and other relevant sections of the Zoning Ordinance regarding wetland, water body, and intermittent stream protection, to increase the applicability of administrative permits to smaller projects, to  refine the criteria for wetlands special exceptions, to permit seasonal docks without the need for a special exception, to allow a special exception to be granted from dimensional setback requirements; and to update relevant map references and definitions.
336 207
8 7 Zoning Permits
Amendment No. 7 would amend Section 1001.1, to specify that only an alteration of a building or structure which would result in a change of its use or an expansion of its footprint or volume would necessitate a Zoning Permit and that only an increase in a sign’s size or the introduction of lighting would necessitate a Zoning Permit.
465 78