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Planning board to replace Wetlands Conservation District ordinance section, send draft to town attorney and present single warrant article
Summary
After reviewing attorney Cordell's comments, the SMASI Planning Board agreed to replace the town's Section 7 (Wetlands Conservation District) as a single warrant article, refine definitions and buffer language, cite appropriate RSAs for third-party reviews, and aim to post the draft for public hearing in early December.
The SMASI Planning Board reviewed comments from town counsel and consensus edits to a proposed Wetlands Conservation District ordinance and agreed to replace Section 7 in full with a consolidated replacement to be presented as a single warrant article at town meeting.
Board members discussed attorney Cordell's suggested edits, focusing on where to place numeric buffer measurements, whether the district definition should be broader than the state wetland definition, and the appropriate statutory citations for third-party reviews. Members repeatedly referenced the need to include measurements (feet) in the ordinance definitions or to make a clear cross-reference to the section where setback dimensions (for example the 75-foot setback for…
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