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Board discusses temporary-structure and tent permitting, seeks clearer process for events
Summary
Planning Board members and building officials discussed permitting gaps for temporary event tents and signs, weighing whether the town should rely on building/fire permitting or keep planning-board site-plan review.
Planning Board members, the building official and staff spent a significant portion of the Feb. 4 meeting discussing how the town regulates temporary structures and event tents and whether the current process leaves public-safety gaps.
Mike Gianpietro, identified at the meeting as a former zoning enforcement officer and representing building interests, described how state building codes and local thresholds affect permitting. Gianpietro said residential building permits are…
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