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Proposed Zoning Compromise       2/14/19

​Be it moved that the Greenfield City Council initiate the following zoning change:
By amending ~ 200-4.16. Corridor Overlay District (CO). by:
Striking A(1) in its entirety and replacing with:
(1) French King Highway/High Street Corridor. Overlay District shall apply to the following roadway corridors: (1) land extending from the intersection of Clark St. and High St. along High street south to Smith St. and (2) The land east of The French King Highway and north of Canada Hill Rd to the junction of French King Highway and Route 2.
And further by amending ~ 200-7.12. Major development review. by:
In Section B(1)
replacing “on thousand (1000)” with “three thousand (3,000)” and replacing “five hundred (500)” with “one thousand five hundred (1,500)”; and
In Section B(4)
Replacing “one hundred thousand (100,000)” with “one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) and “fifteen thousand (15,000)” with “thirty-five thousand (35,000) and “forty thousand (40,000)” with “seventy-five thousand (75,000)”; and
Deleting Section B(5) in its entirety; and
In Section C
Striking (1) and (2) in their entirety and replacing with “(1) The SPGA shall be the Zoning Board of Appeals”; and
In Section E
Striking “adversely impact” and replace with “create a materially adverse impact on”; and
In Section F
Adding prior to the words “Upon the review of the project” the following language: “Notwithstanding, the provisions of MGL c. 40A, all decisions of the SPGA shall be made within 210 days from the initial date of application.  The failure to issue a decision within 210 days shall result in the granting of the special permit as presented and a constructive grant shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of MGL 40A.”
And further amend the table of contents and index of the code, and further that nonsubstantive changes to the numbering of the ordinance be permitted in order that it follow the numbering format of the code of the town of Greenfield. 
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