Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Planning Board reopens debate on impervious surface, gravel and lot-coverage definitions
Summary
Members debated whether gravel and crushed stone should count as impervious surface and whether to revise front-yard paved-surface limits now or defer to a comprehensive zoning update. Staff proposed clarifying definitions; the board directed staff to explore front-yard limits and rear-yard issues and return with simpler recommendations.
Planning Board members spent the bulk of Wednesday's meeting reviewing definitions and policy questions around impervious surface, open space and lot coverage, including whether gravel and crushed stone should count as impervious.
Nick Dupuy, planning department staff, said the discussion stems from an inconsistency in the current impervious-surface definition that includes the word “stone” and has produced varying interpretations over decades. He presented a graphic and corrections to the memo and asked whether the board wished to address these issues now or defer them to a comprehensive zoning rewrite the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
