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Lyndon planning commissioners back preliminary rules for downtown design overlay
Summary
Consultant Heather Carrington presented a proposed Downtown Design Overlay District; the commission recommended standards on fenestration, porches, additions, accessory buildings and left fences/walls for more study. Signage will remain in base zoning.
The Town of Lyndon Planning Commission on April 8 reviewed a proposed Downtown Design Overlay District and provided preliminary recommendations on multiple design features. Consultant Heather Carrington outlined six focus areas and clarified that state statute does not categorically exclude mobile homes from the district, though a two‑story base‑zoning requirement may functionally do so.
Commissioners agreed on a set of front‑facing commercial and residential design expectations — including requirements on windows and entrances — recommended that porches be architecturally complementary and decks be limited to rear or side yards, and proposed that additions be sited behind or to the side of original buildings and be compatible yet distinguishable. The group recommended accessory buildings be restricted to rear or side yards. The commission tabled fences and walls for additional research and decided not to include signage standards in the overlay, leaving existing Village & Main District signage rules in place.
The consultant will research whether fence regulations could proceed by administrative approval instead of full Design Review Board review; no formal vote on the overlay language occurred at the April 8 meeting. The commission approved meeting minutes from March 25 by a 5‑0 vote and adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
