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Owner appeals and incomplete permit filed after propane explosion at Route 25 mobile home
Summary
Commissioners were briefed on an incomplete application for a mobile home on Route 25 that suffered a propane explosion; a state inspector found it uninhabitable and said substantial repairs in the floodplain could require raising the unit 7 feet and a zoning variance.
Steven (S1) described a recently filed, incomplete application for a mobile home on Route 25 that had a propane explosion but no evidence of flood damage. He said the state safety official found the structure uninhabitable and that, because the unit sits in the floodplain, substantial repairs could trigger the town’s flood-plain rules requiring the unit be lifted 7 feet or obtain a zoning variance from the zoning board of adjustment.
Steven advised the commission that the owner appealed the building order to the selectboard and that the town’s flood hazard bylaws may require a variance for substantial repairs. He recommended calling the state for guidance and helping the applicant complete the application if it proceeds; commissioners were reminded to avoid ex parte communications if and when the matter becomes quasi‑judicial and to follow the 30‑day notice timeline to state agencies before any public hearing.
No formal action was taken on this incomplete application at the meeting; staff will follow up with the applicant and the state to clarify whether repairs are substantial and whether the matter should proceed to the ZBA.
