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ZBA to re-hear Kevin Brown permit; commission discusses ag-zone protections and survey requirement
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustment will schedule a new hearing for Kevin Brown to amend his permit and move his house; Planning Commission members discussed creating application guidance, requiring applicant-funded surveys, and adding subdivision or covenant tools to protect agricultural viewscapes.
Speaker 1 reported the Zoning Board of Adjustment needs to schedule a new hearing for Kevin Brown, who wishes to amend his permit and change his house location; the speaker said Brown has dug test holes and that additional hearings impose costs on both applicants and volunteer boards.
Members discussed policy tools to protect ag-zone scenic views and to avoid repetitive variance applications: suggested measures included requiring applicant-funded surveys to substantiate claims about soils or constraints, conditioning approvals on non-subdivision covenants for a set period (25 years was discussed), and preparing planning-commission-level guidance or checklists for future applicants.
