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Proposed Amendment for Special Town Meeting
September 30, 6:30 PM in the Shutesbury Elementary School Gym
The Planning Board has recommended Article 10. Moratorium and Prohibition on Data Centers. See the Planning Board report to Special Town Meeting here. See also the full warrant article, which is linked on the Town Meeting page here.
A Public Hearing (see Public Hearing Notice) was held on September 8, 2025, at 7:05 via Zoom. The recording is available on YouTube.
Bylaws and Regulations
Zoning Bylaws
- Zoning Bylaw (2024). Print copies are available for $15. from Town Clerk's office.
Shutesbury Zoning Map
(Adopted March 24, 2009)
- Large PDF 12 megabytes
- Very Large JPEG 40 megabytes - 34"x44" image
- Solar installation district map (approved June 27, 2020)
Pending Amendments
- A Public Hearing (see Public Hearing Notice) was held on April 7, 2025 at 7:00 via Zoom for consideration of the following amendments. All three amendments passed at Annual Town Meeting and are with the Attorney General's office.
- Accessory Dwelling Units - (alternative version developed subsequent to March Board meeting)
- Tiny Houses
- Rate of Development (Article VII) - delete, obsolete
Amendments
- 2024
- Planning Board Report to the Town of Shutesbury - in advance of April 27, 2024 Town Meeting. (Posted April 18, 2024)
- Combined amendment warrant article - pertaining to change in Use Table; change to Associate Members of Planning Board given 2024 Home Rule Law for Shutesbury, changes to review criteria for special permits; and ability to allow de minimis changes to special permit conditions
- Lighting bylaw - in compliance with 2022 Town Meeting decision
- 2023
- Attorney General decision denying 2023 Solar bylaw
- Proposed updated dated solar bylaw - passed at Jan. 19, 2023 Special Town Meeting.
- Report of Public Hearing to Town Meeting
- Handout for Jan. 2023 Special TM
- 2022 - none were passed at Annual Town Meeting
- 2021 Associate Member, added to Zoning Bylaw by Town Meeting, June 12, 2021 / description / committee report June 2, 2021. Note: Attorney General approved only part of the town-approved bylaw; limited associate members to special permit activities.
- 2021 Access to Use, added to zoning Bylaw by Town Meeting, June 12, 2021 / description / committee report June 2, 2021
- 2020 Large Scale Ground Mounted Solar Electric Installations (as amended on Town Meeting floor), Solar installation district map. Approved June 27, 2020
- 2020 Sign Bylaw, amended by Town Meeting June 27, 2020
- 2020 Open Space Design, amended by Town Meeting June 27, 2020