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Kensington planning board reviews regulatory updates, impact‑fee outreach and setback guidance
Summary
The board discussed updating site‑plan, subdivision and land‑use review regulations to remove fees (move to town website), consolidating setback guidance into a one‑page document, and planning an impact‑fees workshop for the fall.
At the June 17 meeting the Kensington Planning Board reviewed several non‑project items including proposed updates to site plan review, subdivision and land‑use regulations and outreach on impact‑fees.
Board members agreed permit fees should not be embedded in regulatory documents because fee changes require a public hearing; instead, fees should be consolidated on the town website for easier updates. Chair Carly Fenton said she is benchmarking Kensington’s permit fees against neighboring towns.
The Board also discussed consolidating setback information into a single, one‑page guidance document to improve clarity for applicants. On impact fees, Town Planner Glenn Greenwood reported locating a consultant who prepares impact‑fee studies and said that person will be invited to brief the Board at a fall workshop.
Other housekeeping items
The board noted signage removal activity and said it may consider a warrant article on signage. The board deferred review of April 15 minutes to a later meeting and unanimously approved the May 20, 2026 minutes. The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 15 at 6:30 p.m.; planning board workshops will resume in September.
No formal votes on regulatory changes occurred at the meeting; members instructed staff to continue drafting revisions and to schedule the impact‑fee consultant for a fall workshop.
