Will the new Zoning By-law result in “downzoning” of property?
The goal of the By-law mapping change is not to restrict development rights. The general intent is to modernize the zoning districts and then most closely match current land uses to the most appropriate new zoning category. Most of the changes to the zoning maps are label changes, not rezonings, except in the case of some commercial uses in areas currently zoned industrial, where we will bring the zoning into compliance with the existing uses (i.e., change to commercial zoning ).
