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September 10, 2007
Present:
William Brooks; Larry Miller; William Scranton; Robert Soule; John West;
Melissa Whitmore
Guests:
Mark Blucher, Tom Phillips, Dennis
Smith, Ann Tiplady
Chair
Bill Scranton opened the meeting at
1.
Welcome New Member – Larry Miller
Larry Miller attended the
meeting this evening and was welcomed. Ed Crelin was not able to accept the
appointment to the Planning Commission at this time due to out-of-town
commitments.
2.
Mark Blucher – Orton Foundation CommunityViz Project
a) Mark provided a
handout of the project’s scope and work accomplished to date. The Town
received a Municipal Planning Grant of $14,990 in September 2006 for the
project. The project would result in a build-out projection on how the
In order to complete the
project, a working group of five people from town; one Selectboard member, one
Planning Commission member and three others must be formed in the next couple of
weeks. This group would meet with RRPC to provide input regarding
interpretations of the zoning regulations and assumptions concerning future
development. If a group cannot be formed in the immediate future, the Town
should inform the State that the project has ended and the rest of the grant
money will not be needed.
The Planning Commission
feels that this is still a worthwhile project and will try to determine some
interest in various individuals. Jay Kenlan was the PC member who did the most
toward getting the grant for this project. Our next meeting on October 8th
will be our deadline for providing a list of names.
b) Mark also talked
about a Municipal Planning Grant that RRPC received to provide training to local
officials on Zoning and Planning issues and Roles and Responsibilities. Sort of
a Zoning 101 class. All the members of the Planning Commission expressed
interest in attending such training.
c)
Mark recommended sending our
new Zoning Regulation document to the new National Flood Insurance Program
Coordinator, Ron Evans, to ask if it is compliant with Federal requirements.
3.
Review and approval of meeting minutes of
John West moved and Bob
Soule seconded approval of the minutes of
4.
Old Business – review of new Zoning Regulation
Missy Whitmore has compiled
all of the changes made based on the memo from the Selectboard requesting
definitions and clarifications. The Zoning Administrator will send a response to
the Selectboard along with the latest version of the document.
One item needing
clarification is on page 27 in Section 310 regarding Flood Hazard regulations.
In 310.14 Definitions; Cumulative Substantial Improvement regarding improvements
made during a 3 or 4 or 5 year period. The Planning Commission unanimously
agreed to use three years.
Bill Brooks moved and John
West seconded approval of the new Zoning Regulation modified as of
5.
Other Business
Dennis Smith spoke about the
work happening on Karen Lamay’s house on Route 7 South. He said that her
permit did not cover the work being done. He feels it is not fair that he has
had to notify abutting landowners and she did not. Bill Brooks responded as
Zoning Administrator that in response to Mr. Smith’s letter to the ZA he has
looked at the file and the notes and minutes from the Planning Commission site
plan review meeting of October 2005, and also from the memory of that meeting,
and determined that the work being done is okay under that permit. Mr. Smith
also mentioned that the “Big Red P” sign only recently appeared in her
window. Bill Brooks responded that he had just given her one because they
didn’t exist at the time the permit was granted. The only notice of the permit
at that time would have been a copy posted in the Town Hall and Post Office.
Ann Tiplady said that she is
still interested in serving on the Planning Commission. We said we would welcome
her as a new member. She will write a letter of interest to the Selectboard.
6.
Adjournment
Larry
Miller moved and John West seconded to adjourn at
Next Meeting:
October 8th at
Respectfully submitted,
By: William H. Brooks, III
Secretary
and Zoning Administrator