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Select Board approves short-notice assembly permits, clarifies when events need permits
Summary
Board approved multiple assembly permits for summer events and clarified that regular inn/restaurant occupancy is not treated as a separate assembly requiring a permit unless special-event attendance exceeds the business's permitted occupancy.
The Select Board approved several assembly permits for upcoming community events and spent significant time clarifying when an assembly permit is required for business-hosted gatherings. Board members said the town's assembly-permit ordinance triggers at 50 or more people in the village; normal inn or restaurant occupancy covered by zoning does not automatically require a separate assembly permit unless a special event would push attendance above the permitted occupancy.
John Stein (speaker 13) and representatives from local businesses asked for guidance on proposals including a porta-potty in a parking corner, using a light pole in the park for power, and live-music events to mark Memorial Day. The inn operator said routine operations and patio seating were part of normal business and would not exceed occupancy; the board said special events advertised to draw additional people would likely require an assembly permit. The board approved the four permits presented, with conditions addressing parking and hours, after the applicants committed to manage parking and avoid late-night noise.
The board asked organizers to coordinate parking plans with staff and warned that events which cause parking on both sides of narrow village roads could impede emergency access.
