Georgetown Planning Georgetown Planning BoardBoard

State of the Town - 2009 State of the Town - 2009

April 6, 2009April 6, 2009

Goals and Goals and ObjectivesObjectives

•Protect the Town’s natural, historic and cultural Heritage

•Provide a variety of housing that complements the Town’s historic village character and land use patterns

•Actively support new economic development

•Promote pedestrian and bicycle transportation planning efforts

Existing ConditionsExisting Conditions•Declining commercial and industrial

tax-base•Increasing local service delivery

costs•Lack of pedestrian circulation and

mixed-uses throughout the downtown business district

•Lack of local permit coordination to streamline & enhance the project review process

•Lack of long-term planning•Lack of administrative staffing

2009 Planning 2009 Planning EffortsEfforts

• Identify outside funding for economic development planning and feasibility studies (43D, 40R, PDF…)

• Develop Zoning Bylaws to encourage mixed-use developments, open space preservation, and more suitable non-residential development areas

• Identify funding for obtaining additional staffing in the Planning Office

FY 2009 Proposed FY 2009 Proposed ActionsActions

• Georgetown Square 40R Overlay District

• Route 133/ I-95 43D Expedited Permitting District

• Update the Subdivision Regulations• Improve zoning regulations for:• Open Space Residential

Developments• Big Box Retail• Zoning Map

The Year is 2009… Redevelopment of Georgetown’s

Commercial & Industrial Districts are impeded by outdated zoning bylaws, lack of a strategic plan, infrastructure constraints, brownfields and local permitting conflicts.

Georgetown 43D Georgetown 43D DistrictDistrict

Georgetown 43D Georgetown 43D DistrictDistrict

Georgetown 43D Georgetown 43D DistrictDistrict

The Year is 2020… Redevelopment of Georgetown’s

Commercial Districts have increased the Town’s tax base, added 100s of new jobs and services with updated zoning bylaws, completion of a strategic plan, infrastructure improvements, brownfield remediation and permitting coordination.

The Year is 2009… Revitalization of Georgetown Square is

impeded by restrictive zoning requirements, the lack of shared parking facilities, poor pedestrian circulation and practical wastewater solutions.

Georgetown Square 40R Georgetown Square 40R DistrictDistrict

Vision StatementVision Statement

The Year is 2020… Georgetown Square is revitalized as a

walkable retail/restaurant/ office district with mixed-use buildings, pedestrian amenities, new shops, jobs and services using a traditional streetscape based on historic land use and building design patterns.

Georgetown Square 40R Georgetown Square 40R DistrictDistrict

FY 2010 Proposed FY 2010 Proposed ActionsActions

• Feasibility Study for Georgetown Square:• Parking• Wastewater Treatment• Stormwater Management

• Strategic Plan for the 43D Expedited Permitting District:• Type, location and scale of Uses• Level of Municipal Services• Infrastructure Analysis

• Full-Time Town Planner