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Town staff warns impending bylaw changes may prohibit new homes in Ferrisburgh floodway
Summary
Zoning Administrator Katie Hill told the ZBA that current bylaws allow development in some flood zones but upcoming bylaw changes may prohibit new residential and commercial structures in the floodway; the timing affects how pending applications will be reviewed.
Town zoning staff told the Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 1 that changes to the town bylaws under consideration could affect whether new residential or commercial development is allowed in mapped floodways. Katie Hill said current bylaws allow development in both the Flood Hazard Area and in the floodway but that future bylaws would prohibit new residential and commercial structures in the floodway.
Hill explained that state review is required for Flood Hazard Area conditional use applications and that the board cannot finalize an application until state comments are received or 30 days have passed. She advised that applicants seeking approval before the new bylaws take effect will need to proceed promptly and that timing could change the applicable review standards. The board scheduled a site visit and continued a pending application to allow for state review and for applicants to submit revised, stamped engineering plans where required.
