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Select Board forms five-member ordinance review committee to meet state deadline
Summary
The Livermore Falls Select Board voted to create a five-member ordinance review committee to update outdated town ordinances and meet a July 1 state deadline for revised development standards; the committee will include two citizen members and may include up to two planning-board members, with a quorum of three.
The Select Board voted to establish a five-member ordinance review committee tasked with reviewing existing town ordinances and recommending changes to the Select Board.
S4 (Committee member) moved “to establish a 5 member ordinance review committee with appoint 2 citizen members and ... the remaining members shall be appointed by the select board,” and S3 (Vice Chair) seconded. The board approved the motion in a roll call vote. The motion specifies the committee will elect a chair, operate with a quorum of three members, and have the town manager and code enforcement officer serve as non-voting advisers.
Board members and staff said the committee is needed because several town ordinances are out of date, with S9 (Staff member) noting some rules (shoreland zoning) have not been updated since 1991 and that recent state law changes require an updated development standards or land-use ordinance by July 1. S9 said the committee will work with ABCOG and the code enforcement officer (Bryce Bilodeau) to ensure revisions meet minimum state requirements. S5 (Business owner) urged inclusion of a local business owner and residents on the committee to keep the process grounded in everyday concerns.
The board said the committee will be advisory only: it can draft recommendations and submit them to the Select Board, but it will not enact or enforce ordinances. The Select Board retained authority to appoint, remove, replace, or fill vacancies on the committee.
