Trustees discuss land-use code updates, ADUs and state-required expedited review

As trustees worked through the comprehensive plan, they repeatedly returned to land-use code changes and the state's requirements for expedited building review. The chair warned that some regulatory actions are not local choices but state-mandated items and said, "You have to allow ADUs," referencing state direction on accessory dwelling units; trustees agreed code edits and training will be required. The chair also said the expedited building-review requirement will have an associated November 1 action deadline for the town to implement or present the required materials to the board.