Voters Approve Aircraft Sales and Service Use at Marshfield Airport ####

Key Points

  • Creates new use category for "aircraft sales and service"
  • Restricts this specific use to the Airport District
  • Relocates the use from general business zones to the airport

Town Meeting passed Article 25, which creates a specific zoning category for aircraft sales and service within the Airport District. Town Planner Greg Guimond explained that the move clarifies the zoning code by placing these activities where they naturally occur, rather than in the B2 business district where they were previously listed.

Motion: The planning board moves that the town vote to amend the Marshfield Town Code Division 3 zoning bylaw Article 5 use regulations chapter 305 5.04 table of use regulations as set forth in article 25.

Vote: Passed by 2/3 Majority

The article faced questions from residents regarding the financial return to the town from airport operations. While the Planner noted the change mostly aligns the bylaw with existing activities, some voters expressed a desire for the town to renegotiate the airport lease in the future to reflect expanded commercial activities allowed by this change.