The Planning and Zoning Commission on July 14 opened and then continued a public hearing on PZ‑25‑12, a proposed text amendment that updates multiple sections of the town zoning code, including definitions and the consolidated use table.

The changes under review would: revise the definition of "mobile and manufactured homes" to exclude modular homes so modulars would not require a special permit; add a new definition and a new regulatory section for helipads and list helipads in the use table where appropriate; clarify fence and wall rules in the Highland Lake District and reduce the previously proposed side‑yard fence setback from nine feet to two feet; and correct an administrative omission that left contractor storage yards out of the consolidated use table.

Why it matters: the amendment alters which housing types need special permits, creates a formal permitting path for helipads in the code, and changes setback requirements that affect property owners and neighbors in the Highland Lake District. The commission left the public hearing open to gather additional information and return the item at its next meeting on July 28.

Town staff summarized the draft ordinance and the specific code sections to be amended. A staff member said, "We are updating the definition for mobile and manufactured homes so as not to include modular homes so that those do not require a special permit going forward." The staff member also explained the helipad language is paired with a separate section of regulations and that the use‑table updates primarily add uses already provided elsewhere in the regulations.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about where contractor storage yards would appear in the consolidated use table; staff said the use was present in the older, section‑by‑section tables and the consolidated table simply failed to copy that line over during codification, so the change is an administrative correction rather than a policy change.

No members of the public spoke during this portion of the hearing. After discussion, the commission voted to continue the PZ‑25‑12 public hearing to the next meeting to allow time for additional review and to circulate staff revisions to commissioners.

Next steps: the item will return to the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 28 for further public hearing and deliberation. Because the commission is continuing the hearing, no final action on the text changes was taken on July 14.