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Board reviews general-code updates and state affordable-housing changes; grant-funded review underway
Summary
Board members received copies of the updated general code, discussed state affordable-housing statutory changes that supersede local ordinance, and reported the town secured a grant (roughly $10–15K) to help align local code with state law; staff recommended using remaining funds to have General Code implement needed edits.
Moderator (S2) told the board that updated general-code volumes have been delivered and that the website will soon be fully public. The town received a grant to help update local ordinance to reflect recent state affordable-housing law changes that supersede local ordinance; S2 said General Code performed an analysis identifying potential conflicts and produced an attachment noting areas of concern. S2 indicated the grant was roughly $10,000–$15,000 and that only a small portion (about $1,500) has been spent so far.
S2 proposed that the board identify which items actually require board decision and then either use remaining grant funds to have General Code make the edits or, if preferred, have a board member compile questions and return recommendations at the next meeting. S2 emphasized these state changes are mandatory (they supersede local ordinance) and that the professional contract money could be better spent finalizing the needed updates than assigning the work to volunteers.
