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Town Review Board approves April minutes, requests review of Ordinance 2012-01 and sets tentative June dates
Summary
The Town Review Board approved its April 11 minutes, tentatively scheduled its June meetings, and asked staff and the building inspector to provide forms, legal definitions and code references as part of an Ordinance 2012-01 review. Several follow-up tasks were assigned.
The Town Review Board approved the minutes from its April 11, 2025 meeting and recorded several follow-up tasks, including a formal review of Ordinance 2012-01 and tentative meeting dates for June.
Paul Crumley, TRB board member, moved to approve the April 11 minutes; the motion was seconded and carried with all present voting yes. The minutes record three members as present on the roll call: Karen Hoffken, William Betts and Paul Crumley; Jonathan Cronkhite was listed but not marked present.
The board listed scheduling changes and tentative dates: move regular TRB meetings to second Mondays at 6:30 p.m., set the next TRB meeting tentatively for June 9, and tentatively scheduled a TRB workshop for June 5.
As part of an anticipated review of Ordinance 2012-01, TRB Board Member Paul Crumley requested that several items be added to the record and provided to the board for review. The board asked town staff to circulate all forms and process details used by staff that relate to the TRB’s work. Crumley also requested a written clarification from the town lawyer on the correct terminology to use in the ordinance definitions section (specifically the correct term for a "lot").
The minutes record additional requests directed to the town building inspector: provide a reference for the definition of "Non-Habitable Space"; identify state and other building-code references (for example, NFPA) that apply to chimneys and rooftop solar panels; and supply references to county, state or environmental regulations that govern permeable, semi-permeable or impervious surfaces.
The board further requested that staff share plans to review other town ordinances referenced by the TRB ordinance (the minutes cite the Tree Ordinance as an example) so any updates to Ordinance 2012-01 can be coordinated with those related ordinance reviews.
Several action items were recorded: developing a TRB procedures manual (not yet initiated); assigning research on local codes pertaining to sheds to "B. Betts" (priority upgraded in the minutes); and clarifying the definition of a "Legacy tree". The minutes record the meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
The minutes contain two inconsistent name spellings for one member: the roll call lists "Karen Hoffken," while the motion to approve minutes is recorded as seconded by "Karen Hoffman." The minutes also refer to "B. Betts" in the action items; the roll call lists a William Betts. These inconsistencies are noted in the board record and flagged for follow-up.
