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Sharon Planning Commission approves amendment to Flood Hazard Bylaw and forwards draft to Selectboard
Summary
At a Jan. 14 public hearing the Sharon Planning Commission approved a draft amendment to section 6.7 of the town Flood Hazard Bylaw (Nonconforming Structures & Uses) and voted to send the draft to the Selectboard for consideration; no public comments were made at the hearing.
The Sharon Planning Commission approved a draft amendment to the town's Flood Hazard Bylaw and voted to forward the change to the Selectboard following a public hearing on Jan. 14.
The hearing, opened by Planning Commission member John Roe at 7:15 p.m., considered a proposed revision to section 6.7, which addresses nonconforming structures and uses in the flood hazard area. No members of the public participated during the hearing. Planning Commission member Paul Kristensen moved to approve the proposed change and send the draft amendment to the Selectboard; Dee Gish seconded and, according to the minutes, the motion was approved by the members present. Sue Sellew then moved to close the public hearing; Lucy Gibson seconded and the commission approved closing the hearing.
The commission's minutes record that the change specifically proposed an amendment to section 6.7 but do not include the text of the revision. The next procedural step recorded in the minutes is transmission of the draft amendment to the Selectboard for their review. The minutes do not record any public testimony, written submissions, or a roll‑call vote breakdown; they state only that the motion was approved by all present.
The Selectboard will receive the draft amendment for its consideration; the minutes do not provide a date for Selectboard review or further public hearing requirements.
