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Planning commission advises town planner that backyard turf field meets 'tennis and other game courts' definition
Summary
After a lengthy hearing, the commission advised the town planner that a privately installed, specially prepared artificial‑turf playing area meets the zoning definition of "tennis and other game courts," meaning it is treated as a structure and subject to setback rules; the town planner retains authority on enforcement.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 24 reviewed a planner request for an interpretive ruling and advised the town planner that a privately installed artificial‑turf playing area on a residential lot meets the zoning definition of “tennis and other game courts” and therefore should be treated as a structure subject to yard setbacks.
Town planning staff brought the question after field work showed a previously permitted hard court had been replaced by an artificial‑turf surface that extended into required setback areas and over septic leach fields. The planner asked the commission to interpret whether that turf installation should be classified as a customary yard…
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