Regain Our Historic Village
Character
The Subcommittee for the Historic Village Character of
Manchester is requesting a vote by the Manchester Community
Council members at this months meeting on March 28th, 2006.
Vote to modify language for lot aggregation.
A subcommittee member has addressed the following issue with the
Department of Community Development regarding lot aggregation.
The DCD seems willing to modify the language with the approval
of the Manchester Community Council. This would allow a
grandfathering of properties in common ownership prior to the
adoption of the Manchester Plan if a residence does not
currently encumber both lots. This
modification will restore only lots to those
property owners that had separate tax parcels or plats prior to
the adoption of the Manchester Plan. It will not create new lots
following the adoption of the Manchester Plan.
The Subcommittee for the Historic Village of Manchester has
overwhelmingly approved this modification. The following is the
current and modified change we request for vote by the
Manchester Community Council members.
(A.) Nonconforming Lots in Single
Ownership. If a single lot of record, legally
created before the adoption of the Manchester Community Plan, is
less than 8,712 square feet in size or does not meet the
dimensional requirements of its zone, the lot may be occupied by
any use permitted within the zone subject to all other
requirements of this chapter. ( current: no change )
(B.) Nonconforming Lots in Common Ownership.
If there are contiguous lots of record held in common
ownership, each lot legally created before adoption of the
Manchester Community Plan, and one or more of the lots is less
than 8,712 square feet in size or does not meet the dimensional
requirements of its zone, the lots shall be combined to meet the
minimum lot requirements. If one or more of the lots is sold or
otherwise removed from common ownership after the adoption of
the Manchester Community Plan, it will not be considered to meet
the minimum lot requirements of this chapter. ( current )
Change request
( B.)
Nonconforming Lots
in Common Ownership.
If 1) there are contiguous lots of record held in common
ownership, each lot legally created before adoption of the
Manchester Community Plan, 2) one or more of the lots is less
than 8,712 square feet in size or does not meet the dimensional
requirements of its zone and 3)
a
residential structure
encumbered more than one of the lots at the time of adoption of
the Manchester Community Plan, the lots shall be combined
to meet the minimum lot requirements of its zone. If one or more
of the lots is sold or otherwise removed from common ownership
after the adoption of the Manchester Community Plan, it will not
be considered to meet the minimum lot requirements of this
chapter. A lot(s) that does not
meet criteria 1 through 3 in this subsection may be occupied as
specified in subsection A above.
The Subcommittee for the Historic Village of
Manchester thanks the
Manchester Community Council for its vote on this matter.
Sincerely,
Mike Valentino
Historic Village of Manchester- Chairperson
Mike Valentino reported that the group
continues to focus on:
Under the topic of lot aggregation, Mike
explained that there are about seven properties in the Manchester
area that are affected by the lot aggregation requirement. He said
that any lot which does not meet the 8712 ft² minimum requirement
and has an adjoining lot under common ownership, the two lots must
be “aggregated” together. He said that the committee is working on
a proposal to present to the MCC membership which would add a clause
to the Plan such that a if an existing home does not currently
occupy both lots on properties subject to aggregation, then those
lots will be grandfathered and not require aggregation.
Original ideas for this committee include:
- Maximize
beach view
- Preserved
health of waterfront beaches
- Better
use of view
- Quiet
(Peaceful)
- No
growth (Small)
- Quaint
character
- Maintain
sense of community
- Maintain
& enhance quality of life
- Newcomers
care about the community and its character
- Beautification
- Friendly
and clean
- No
overhead wires
- Keep
it nice for us
