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Resident warns trustees that proposed Act 181 Tier 1b zoning could remove appeal rights
Summary
Philip Newberg told trustees the proposed incorporation of a Tier 1b designation under State Act 181 in the draft village zoning rewrite would increase development intensity and remove residents’ access to Act 250 appeals, risking harm to property owners and historic preservation.
A resident, Philip Newberg of 4 Church Street, urged trustees to review proposed changes to the village zoning rewrite that would designate Woodstock as Tier 1b under State Act 181 and said the change would be harmful to property owners and local review rights.
Newberg told the trustees the “currently proposed tier 1b village designation under State Act 181 would be extremely detrimental to the citizens who are elected to serve,” and warned the designation could allow greater development intensity per acre while removing access to State Act 250 appeals that historically enabled citizen challenges of local BDRB decisions.
He said that the right to appeal to Act 250 has underpinned citizen efforts to preserve historic properties in the village and urged trustees to consider those implications as the planning commission advances the zoning rewrite.
The manager noted the zoning rewrite will return to the planning commission before trustees and encouraged residents to participate when the item is on the agenda. Trustees did not take an immediate vote on zoning at this meeting; Newberg’s comments were received during public comment for the trustees’ consideration.
