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Campton planning board reviews draft permit to expand inspections of heating and fuel appliances
Summary
Campton’s new building inspector presented a draft permit that would authorize inspections of HVAC systems and oil and wood stoves; the planning board said zoning enforcement remains its primary focus and took no formal regulatory action at the Aug. 15 meeting.
Campton’s planning board heard a proposal Aug. 15 from the town’s new building inspector to adopt a draft building-permit form that would allow the town to inspect HVAC systems, oil and wood stoves and similar equipment.
The presentation was delivered by Mike Lesperance, who attended to introduce the draft form and to meet the planning board. Board members said they understand the value of a building-permit form but emphasized that the planning board’s primary concern is zoning enforcement rather than routine enforcement of building codes.
Board members did not vote on a specific change to enforcement authority at the meeting. Instead, the discussion served to introduce the draft permit and to clarify the board’s priorities; no formal directive to adopt the proposed permit was recorded in the minutes.
The board’s attention to zoning limits reflects a separation of roles in local oversight: planning bodies typically focus on land-use and zoning compliance while building-code enforcement is often executed by building inspectors or other municipal staff. The planning board asked for more information before taking further steps, and the item may return to a future agenda for follow-up.
