Post on 30-May-2015
Seasonal Resort Community ZoningPetitioned Zoning Amendment
Review of Petitioned Change
Citizen's Petition Seeks to Change Structural Footprint
To see if the Town of Dennis will Vote to Amend Section 12 Seasonal Resort Community District’s Subsection 12.8 Provisions Specific to Seasonal Cottages Part A. by making the noted deletion and addition :
Citizen's Petition Seeks to Change Structural Footprint
Delete the current Section 12.8.A
A. Seasonal Cottages may have a footprint of up to 900 sf exclusive of the area identified in subsection C below.
Citizen's Petition Seeks to Change Structural Footprint
Replace Section 12.8.A with:
A. Seasonal Cottages may have a footprint of up to 150% of the average base area of all cottages in their colony documented by the Dennis Assessing Department as of September 5, 2010, exclusive of the area identified in Subsection C below.
What it does not change
It does not remove:
The ability to replace every recreational vehicle on a property with a cottage.
The ability to have every cottage be 1 ½ stories and 25 feet tall.
The 240 sf front porch.
Basically, the petition attempts to restrict the footprint of cottages in the future in a manner different from that
adopted by Town Meeting in November 2010.
The November 2010 Town Meeting vote came after:
Weeks of face to face meetings at the West Dennis Graded School House.
A dedicated effort by residents, property, cottage and recreational vehicle owners in reviewing, discussing, debating and modifying every aspect of the Seasonal Resort Community proposal.
The November 2010 Town Meeting vote came after:
Hundreds of people attended meetings and participated in creating the Seasonal Resort Community proposal.
Fine tuning over several meetings by the Zoning By-law Study Committee and Economic Development Committee.
Public Hearings by the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board.
Residents were asked to weigh in on the desirable size of cottages
Impacts
Property Total Base Area
Average Base Area
150% of Base Area
Current Range of Sizes
Grindell's 5,270 351 527 296 to 433
Camper's Haven
19,128 563 844 232 to 1,290
Chase's Ocean Grove
87,307 406 609 254 to 1,640
Salt Air Village 23,681 408 612 224 to 635
Village at Nantucket Sound
31,829 539 809 204 to 833
Impacts
Footprints Units Total Footprints
Individual Living Space
Total Living Space
Current 900 + 240 60 68,400 1,350 81,000
Amendment 527 +240 130 99,710 790 102,700
In the end, the proposed amendment would result in more:
buildings building footprint crowding and traffic.
In the end, the proposed amendment would result in less:
greenspace protection for the
coastal dunes views across the
property.