Zoning board ends hearing after applicant fails to appear; applicant invited to reapply

Vice Chairman Martin Murren of the zoning board said the board ended a hearing after waiting 20 minutes for an applicant from the Kraus Tusuge residence who sought a continuation of a permit that expires May 28.

The matter mattered because the continuation request was not heard and the board took no formal action on the permit, leaving the applicant’s options limited to filing a new application or rescheduling a hearing. "We waited 20 minutes for her," Murren said, and the board decided "the applicant was not timely" and "to terminate the meeting and ... look forward to the applicant if she's so inclined to reapply."

Board members present included Ms. Carpenter, Ms. Law, Mr. Law, Mr. Brown and Mr. Jackno, who joined Murren in the decision to end the session after the applicant failed to appear. The transcript shows the board waited the allotted 20 minutes and then agreed to close the meeting without hearing the continuation request. The permit’s stated expiration date, May 28, was mentioned during the discussion.

No motion, second or recorded roll-call vote is shown in the transcript excerpts. The board’s action as recorded was procedural: ending the meeting without hearing the application and leaving the matter to the applicant to reapply or otherwise pursue the permit as allowed by board rules and timelines.

The zoning board did not provide additional details in the recorded excerpt about next steps for the applicant, such as whether staff would offer a specific reapplication deadline or a rescheduled hearing date. Those procedural clarifications were not specified in the transcript.