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Planning board debates Chapter 115 flood-ordinance changes; 5-year vs 10-year market-value reset debated
Summary
Planning staff proposed changes to Chapter 115 that would use a 10-year market-value period and exclude maintenance from cumulative costs; board members debated using a 5-year reset that includes maintenance versus a 10-year exclusion, how to classify windows and other repairs as 'maintenance' or 'improvements,' and agreed to seek a joint workshop with the selectboard to align on policy before public hearing.
Planning staff summarized draft revisions to Chapter 115 (the town flood ordinance) at the board's Dec. 1 meeting, proposing a definition of market value based on a 10-year period and recommending that maintenance costs be excluded from the cumulative cost calculation for substantial improvement.
Board members discussed alternatives: a 5-year reset that would include maintenance costs (which would bring cumulative totals up faster) versus a 10-year…
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