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Commissioners push for mandatory water-company sign-off on plans and water‑availability templates
Summary
Planning commissioners instructed staff to draft ordinance language requiring water-company capacity letters and signatures on building permit plans and to develop standardized templates so applicants know default allowances while water companies develop detailed capacity studies.
At the Feb. 19 Planning Commission workshop, commissioners coalesced around a procedural change: require water-company capacity statements and a water‑company signature on building permit submittals to avoid the town accepting incomplete applications and to make water constraints explicit early.
What was discussed: Staff and commissioners noted Brighton is served by multiple small water suppliers with varying capabilities; one speaker said there are “five different water systems” with differing stress levels.…
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