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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 BUSINESS / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (cont.) Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Provide For Existing Uses In Areas To Be Rezoned 12. Consider ways to address the unique situations created for existing businesses in areas rezoned from business and industrial zones. Consider Other Areas For Future Business Development 13. If necessary, consider establishing appropriate new business regulations or zone locations that are in accordance with the criteria indicated in the Plan. Promote Appropriate Site Design 14. Consider requiring a Special Exception permit for large buildings or uses that may have an adverse impact on community character. 15. Continue to provide for adequate transitions between business or industrial uses and adjacent residential uses. 16. Continue to encourage site design that minimizes curb cuts, creates crossconnections, shares parking, and encourages pedestrian use. 17. Continue to explore ways to provide for more flexible parking requirements in the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Continue to Allow Appropriate Home Occupations 18. Continue to allow reasonable home occupation uses in Colchester. 78 19. Modify home occupation regulations to adapt to changing circumstances. 78 3 77 2 EDC 77 EDC 78 78 78 78 1 126
COMMUNITY FACILITY STRATEGIES Page ZPC CC BOS Town Other Address Current Community Facility Needs 1. Plan for school expansion or new construction during the planning period. 88 BOE 2. Acquire adequate sites for the school expansion or construction to 88 accommodate future enrollment increases. 3. Expand the library. 88 4. 5. Establish a Planning Committee for a community/aquatics center (recreation, senior center, teen center). Expand the finished floor space in the Town Hall by completing the third floor. 6. Consider expanding dial-a-ride and other transportation services for community needs. 7. Consider the possible future need for another fire station in the southeast part of town. 88 88 88 2 2 3 BOE 88 VFD Prepare For Future Needs 8. Consider how demographic changes will affect future school enrollments. 90 BOE 9. Expand the public works garage site or acquire a new site. 90 2 10. Provide additional fields and outdoor recreation facilities as needs dictate 90 and evaluate the distribution of recreation facilities in the community. 2 11. Study the need for a satellite public works storage facility in the Westchester 90 area. 3 12. Monitor the need for elderly housing developments to meet community needs. 13. Monitor solid waste arrangements during the planning period to ensure that Colchester residents and businesses receive the most cost-effective services. 90 90 PRC 127
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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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Adults (ages 20-54) Adults (ages 20
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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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During the planning period, detaile
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HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL AREAS 9 OVERV
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ASSESSMENT Issues related to reside
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Such developments can: • help mai
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Conventional Subdivision Design Ope
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Density Definition Residential dens
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Elderly Housing Options 1. Remain i
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Encourage Housing Diversity 11. Con
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Employment Trends Employment 1960 9
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Establish Economic Development Foca
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Page 102 and 103: TRANSPORTATION 1 OVERVIEW The trans
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