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Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw Review and Revision Steering Committee

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Aug 20, 2026

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Zoning Rules Need Broad Revisions

Published Aug 20, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Zoning revisions targeted for Fall Town Meeting

The committee is working toward a cleaned-up zoning bylaw for Wareham’s Fall Town Meeting, with a draft expected for public review after Labor Day. The updated zoning map will be submitted as a separate article, and the moderator will be alerted that the bylaw and map should be considered together.

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Briefing

Jun 15, 2026

Wareham Zoning Bylaw Cleanup Advances

The committee plans to submit cleaned-up Zoning Bylaws and an associated Zoning Map to the October Fall Town Meeting, with a draft available for public review beforehand.

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Briefing

Jun 8, 2026

Zoning Bylaw Cleanup Moves Toward Fall Town Meeting

The committee continued work to clean up Wareham’s zoning bylaws and begin work on the zoning map, with the revised documents intended for Fall Town Meeting. Committee comments are due by June 19 for inclusion in a June 30 draft.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Zoning review meeting did not proceed

The committee meeting was not opened because no quorum was present. The planned presentation to the Planning Board therefore did not proceed as a committee meeting.

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Briefing

May 11, 2026

Zoning Map and Bylaw Cleanup Advances

The committee plans to bring a cleaned-up zoning bylaw and corrected zoning map to Fall Town Meeting, after identifying that the town’s 2007 map does not match the bylaw’s reference to a 2020 map.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Zoning Rules Need Broad Revisions

The committee reviewed several bylaw problems requiring follow-up, including major work on Article 13, inconsistent agriculture language, uniformity issues in the Table of Uses, faulty cross-references, and provisions that do not comply with State Law.

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