Council asks planning board to clarify rules on Split Rock mobile‑home park expansion
Attorneys and the planner debated whether the council or planning board has authority to approve an expansion of the Split Rock mobile‑home park; the council voted to let the planning board review the new information and asked the applicant either to pursue a planning application or a zoning‑ordinance amendment as appropriate.
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An application to expand the Split Rock mobile‑home park prompted a prolonged discussion about competing authorities under the town’s licensing and zoning ordinances. Attorney Jeff Caffrey, representing the applicant, said the council has express authority under ordinance 26‑36 to consider expansions of existing parks and argued the applicant should not be forced to restart an expensive engineering process if the planning board’s input can be advisory.
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