These settlers were of old Yankee stock, descended from the English Puritans who had founded and settled New England in the 1600s. Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,211 in 2000. View more information about the purpose of the Zoning Ordinance and key considerations in our Zoning Ordinance handout.Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. Rezoning to the Form Based District constitutes the majority of the new map amendments. The new Zoning Map amendments are the minimum changes necessary to make the map comply with the newly adopted Ordinance and be consistent with the Master Plan. The revision to the Zoning Ordinance, in turn, also necessitates an update to the Official Zoning Map to reflect the district changes. Form Based DistrictĪdditionally, the creation of a Form Based (FB) District is required in the newly adopted Zoning Ordinance in order to be consistent with the Master Plan Vision for creating higher density mixed-use development at six identified focus development nodes. The resulting effect is greater flexibility for uses and physical restrictions while still providing controls that maintain the continuity and character of existing developed areas. The former Zoning Ordinance contained 24 zoning districts while the newly adopted Ordinance has 14 zoning districts. Improve readability, organization, and usability including the use of graphicsĪs we meet these goals, the newly adopted Zoning Ordinance removes redundancies by, among other things, consolidating zoning districts.Incorporation of best practices and state statue requirements.Ensure implementation of the vision outlined in the 2010 Pittsfield Master Plan.

Subsequently, the Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees approved undertaking a comprehensive revision of the Township Zoning Ordinance, the first since the 1970s, in an effort to: Pittsfield Township adopted the 2010 Pittsfield Master Plan in July 2011.

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