New downtown business regs proposed

Just sent in by City Planner Alan Weiner:

On behalf of the Bristol Zoning Commission, I'm pleased to advise you that the latest draft (v.3.0) of proposed amendments to the Downtown Business (BD) zone provisions of the Bristol Zoning Regulations and a map of proposed changes to the Downtown Business zone on the city's Zoning Map are now available for public review. You can view and download these documents - along with other supporting materials - at the following Web page:

http://www.ci.bristol.ct.us/content/3326/8362/default.aspx

These proposed text amendments and map changes were developed by the Zoning Commission and its staff over the course of many months at numerous work sessions; they represent the Commission's best thinking to date on changes designed to make the BD zoning regulations more flexible and user-friendly, while at the same time maintaining the development principles for downtown Bristol articulated in the city's 2000 Plan of Conservation and Development. At this stage in the process, both the proposed text and map amendments are subject to further revisions by the Commission as a result of public comment and feedback.

To that end, the Zoning Commission will hold a public information session to discuss these proposals on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, beginning at 6:30 PM. At this meeting, the Commission will explain the proposed amendments, answer any questions that citizens might have about them, and solicit comments from all interested parties in an "informal" setting (i.e., not in the context of a formal public hearing). Depending upon the nature and extent of the public feedback that the Commission receives at this meeting, the proposed amendments may be revised further, after which the Commission will either hold another public information session (if deemed necessary or desirable) or schedule a formal public hearing on the draft amendments.

We encourage you to print out and share these drafts with other individuals and groups who you feel might have an interest in these proposed amendments. Similarly, we encourage you to forward the Weblink specified above to all interested parties.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact the Land Use Office by telephone at 860/584-6225 or by e-mail at landuseoffice@ci.bristol.ct.us. Thanks in advance for your interest and participation in this important process.

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