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Selectboard cautions Planning Board against allowing gravel pads for used mobile homes
Summary
The Selectboard raised concerns after the Planning Board discussed permitting used mobile homes on gravel pads rather than cement slabs; a prior legal opinion saying gravel pads are not allowed was cited and the Selectboard urged that ordinance changes come to them first.
Dresden’s Selectboard discussed a Planning Board proposal to permit used mobile homes to sit on gravel pads instead of cement slabs, raising fairness, safety and enforcement concerns.
A town administrator present told the Selectboard that a prior legal opinion concluded gravel pads are not permitted under the current ordinance. Selectboard members noted past enforcement required costly compliance and warned that allowing gravel pads could set a precedent that shifts costs and safety burdens onto the town.
The Selectboard agreed to attempt attendance at the next Planning Board meeting and reiterated that any ordinance rewrite should be routed through the Selectboard first so it can make a recommendation prior to a public hearing. The board stressed that a recommendation does not substitute for the Planning Board’s process but is an important step in coordinating review and public notice.
The transcript does not include the full Planning Board draft language; the Selectboard deferred detailed review and formal comment until it can review the proposed ordinance text and legal implications.
