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TOWNWIDE PLANNING AND ZONING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUESDetailed descriptions of planning tools and techniques can be found in the Department ofConservation and Recreation publication Terra Firma #7 - Taking Action: A Toolkit forProtecting Community Character (2009). This document includes the following sections:Municipal Roles in Landscape Preservation, Thinking in Context: Comprehensive and OpenSpace Planning; Engaging the Public; and Defending the Resources: Laws, Bylaws andRegulations. This document should be used in conjunction with this report, as a guide to actingon specific recommendations for the Priority Heritage Landscapes included in Part I.This section of the report includes an overview of local planning and zoning that currently existas well as general recommendations for the City that are not aimed specifically at particularHeritage Landscapes, but are options to consider aimed at strengthening the community’sresources for planning and preservation of open space and natural, historic and culturalresources. They can help increase public awareness about the importance of all heritagelandscapes in Greenfield.This following Community Planning Checklist provides an overview of planning and zoning thatcurrently exists within the City of Greenfield, zoning changes that are currently underway, andrecommendations for further changes that were included in this report and other planningdocuments.Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Program 34Greenfield Reconnaissance Report
IMPLEMENTATIONSTATUSCOMMUNITY PLANNING CHECKLISTCITY OF GREENFIELDBUILDING BLOCKTraditional Neighborhood Development (TND)NOTES Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Regional Intermodal Transit Center underdevelopment; corner of Bank Row and Olive Street Mixed Use Village Districts By right in the Central Commercial District; withSP from ZBA in the General Commercial, LimitedCommercial, Semi-Residential, & Health Districts Planned Unit Development (PUD) PUD Overlay District Adaptive Reuse and Infill Development Upper Story Feasibility and Pre-DevelopmentStudyTax Incentive Programs and BusinessImprovement Districts Open Space Residential Development Open Space/ Cluster Development*Accessory ApartmentsInclusionary ZoningHome Based Business Ordinance Brownfields Inventory Sites assessed under FRCOG’s RegionalBrownfields Program: GMTA Garage, Mix-n-Match, Toyota of Greenfield, Wells St., and theFirst National Bank Building Brownfields Redevelopment Projects First National Bank Building received funds fromthe FRCOG Revolving Loan Fund for clean-up;former Food & Fuel Site has received cleanup fundsfrom US EPA Agricultural Protection Overlay District For Meadows: Provisions to consider includemandatory clustering; reduced density in the districtby increasing minimum lot size and frontagerequirements combined with a mandatory clusteringprovision and a Transfer of Development Rights(TDR) or bonus lot provision; and Back LotOrdinance with Farmland Set-Aside for ApprovalNot Required (ANR) development. Agricultural Commissions 2007Right to Farm OrdinanceRiver Protection Overlay District Community Preservation Act For protection of open space and historic sitesScenic Upland Overlay District Bike and Pedestrian Features Franklin County Bikeway—Riverside Greenway;bike racks; see also below under Traffic Calming Traffic Calming Measures Streetscape improvements since 1997 includesidewalk improvements, lighting and pedestrianWater Supply Protection DistrictLow Impact Developmentsafety bump-outs Stormwater and Erosion Control Bylaw Chapter 695 of Greenfield Municipal CodeStormwater Utilities Commercial Site Plan Review Site Plan Review*** and Major DevelopmentReview**** Residential Site Plan Review Open Space/Cluster Developments and see aboveunder Commercial SPR Commercial Performance Standards Environmental controlsUrban Growth Boundaries / Limits of Sewer andWater ExtensionsMassachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Program 35Greenfield Reconnaissance Report
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