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Selectboard to standardize terminology and clean up drafting errors in zoning bylaw draft
Summary
Board members identified inconsistent use of titles ("zoning administrator" vs. "administrative officer"), duplicated phrases and awkward sentences; the chair will perform a find‑and‑replace to standardize terms and remove typographical errors before posting the draft.
Board members spent time on editorial cleanups and standardization during the Oct. 15 special meeting.
Daniel pointed out multiple drafting issues, including interchangeable uses of 'zoning administrator' and 'administrative officer' and a garbled sentence in 5.2 that read "additional information shall require." Members agreed to either define the terms or simply standardize to one title to avoid confusion for applicants, with the chair offering to do a post‑meeting find‑and‑replace to make the document consistent. Members also flagged duplicated wording in section 6.1 (repeating "conditional use") and inconsistent references to "family" versus "unit" in multi‑unit contexts; the board agreed to standardize to 'unit' in appropriate places.
The chair said these cleanups are nonsubstantive and can be published for the Nov. 4 hearing, with the understanding that substantive policy changes would be handled separately and could affect the grant timeline.
