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Legend ID ZPC CC BOS Town Other BOE BOF BWC EDC HDC PRC Res. VFD 1 2 3 Reference Zoning & Planning Commission Conservation Commission Board of Selectmen Town Departments, Officials and Staff Other Boards, Agencies, or Persons Board of Education Board of Finance Water Commission Economic Devel. Historic District Parks & Recreation Residents Volunteer Fire Dept. Definition Highest Priority Important Priority Important COMMUNITY CHARACTER STRATEGIES Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Protect and Preserve Physical Character 1. Identify scenic views and scenic areas and amend local regulations to protect them. 2. Identify important ridgelines, steeply sloping hillsides, and rock outcrops and amend local regulations to protect them. 3. When appropriate, retain stone walls, barns, significant trees, and other buildings and features in new development. 4. Encourage the Department of Transportation to designate State highways in Colchester as scenic roads. 26 26 26 2 2 2 2 26 3 5. Adopt a local scenic road ordinance and designate scenic roads. 26 2 6. Continue to ensure that new buildings are compatible in scale and materials 26 with neighboring buildings, especially in the Town Center. 7. Protect and enhance other natural resources and cultural resources that 26 promote community character. 8. Investigate ways to bury utility cables in the Town Center and strive to 26 accomplish this strategy over the long term. 9. Continue to encourage businesses, especially in the Town Center, to 26 maintain the streetscape around their facilities and provide facilities for litter. 10. Continue to encourage property maintenance, especially in the Town Center. 26 2 Res. Promote Community Spirit 11. Continue to encourage local recognition, volunteer contributions, and local organizations, programs, and events in order to promote community spirit. 12. Continue using the Park and Recreation Department to coordinate and schedule community social events. 13. Consider a program of recognizing volunteers through an annual picnic, and other “hometown heroes” through a plaque at the Town Hall. 14. Encourage increased coordination among community groups to coordinate local events and enhance community spirit. 26 26 PRC 26 26 1 118
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Preserve Water Quality 1. Continue to protect the major aquifers and public water supply watershed areas in Colchester from impacts of development. 2. Review the current aquifer protection zone regulations on a regular basis to ensure the highest degree of water quality protection. 3. Continue to protect water supply areas from land uses that could hinder their use as public water supply sources. 4. Adopt a residential fuel tank ordinance requiring the replacement of underground fuel storage tanks which are more than 20 years old. 5. Continue to acquire land around aquifers and in public water supply watersheds in order to aid in their protection. 6. Continue to study local aquifers and adopt specific land development controls, as appropriate. 32 32 32 32 32 32 1 1 Protect Water Resources 7. Continue to protect important water resources in order to maintain water 32 quality, wildlife habitat, water supply, and ecological balance. 8. Continue to require appropriate buffer zones for important water resources. 32 Protect Other Natural Resources 9. Protect local plants and animals and their habitats. 32 10. Strive to preserve agricultural uses and prime agricultural soils. 32 11. Continue to fully consider natural resource issues at the time of 32 development. 12. Continue to discourage building and road development on steep slopes. 32 119
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COLCHESTER
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2001 Colchester Plan of Conservatio
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2001 Colchester Plan of Conservatio
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Colchester Street Map
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Statutory Reference Section 8-23 of
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The Planning Process WHERE WE ARE W
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PRIORITY ISSUES Many issues that ar
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Congregational Church As population
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Reasons For Moving To Colchester At
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Migration Statistics Year Household
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Use Versus Zoning The table on this
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Definitions Developed Land - land t
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Sampling & Variation The sample siz
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Tax Base Composition Percent Busine
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Telephone Survey What Makes Colches
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Implementation See the implementati
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Town Efforts At Protecting Natural
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Natural Diversity Database The Conn
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Open Space in Colchester Perceived
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Land Acquisition Fund Section 7-131
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Trails The Open Space Plan on page
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For many years, Colchester has had
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Historic Resources Map 45
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ASSESSMENT For many years, Colchest
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COMMUNITY STRUCTURE 8 OVERVIEW Comm
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Map defining Centers 51
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HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL AREAS 9 OVERV
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ASSESSMENT Issues related to reside
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Density Definition Residential dens
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