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Committee hears bill to bar simultaneous service on local planning and zoning boards
Summary
Sponsor said the bill prevents perceived conflicts when the same person serves on both planning and zoning bodies; witnesses discussed alternatives such as required recusals and effects on volunteer recruitment.
House Bill 92, heard Jan. 13 by the Municipal and County Government Committee, would prohibit an individual from simultaneously serving on a local planning board and zoning board (or other local land‑use boards) to avoid perceived separation-of‑powers conflicts at the municipal level.
Representative Joe Alexander, prime sponsor, told the committee the bill responds to a concern that an individual who sits on both boards could undermine fairness when a planning‑board decision is appealed to the zoning board. Alexander said the last time a similar…
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