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Board refers shoreline elevation guidance to long-range planning committee for review
Summary
Board members agreed to send proposed changes addressing building elevations and neighborhood consistency to the long-range planning committee for study and comment and asked staff to circulate the draft to committee members.
Town staff and board members discussed a draft addressing inconsistent building elevations—where some property owners raise houses substantially higher than neighboring homes to avoid floodplain requirements—and agreed to refer the draft to the town’s long-range planning committee for review.
Staff said recent builds have created mismatched neighborhood “fingerprints” when a house’s finished elevation is significantly higher than surrounding structures. A board member recommended long-range planning examine the issue, including whether the code should limit the amount a property may raise its elevation in a way that affects neighborhood character.
The board moved to refer the proposed elevation guidance to the long-range planning committee, asked staff to email the draft to members, and directed the committee to return recommendations for possible planning-board and town-board consideration. The motion to refer was seconded and passed by a voice vote.
No regulatory changes were adopted at the workshop; the referral starts a review process and does not presuppose a final code change.
