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Final bylaws vote deferred to June 18 as commission addresses notification and ZA review process

Town of Starksboro Planning Commission · June 4, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission postponed final approval of proposed bylaws until June 18 to allow incorporation of open-space edits and discussed the warning/notification timeline and when the Zoning Administrator should apply new versus existing regulations for applications.

The commission deferred final action on its proposed bylaws on June 4 and scheduled the final review for its June 18 meeting because the open-space section requires further edits. Members discussed the timeline and warning process for bylaw changes and clarified when the Zoning Administrator must consider both the outgoing and incoming regulatory text for zoning applications.

The commission emphasized procedural clarity: the minutes note that, because the open-space section needs additional editing, the final review "will take place at the 6/18 meeting." Staff and the Zoning Administrator, Steve Rooney (joining by Zoom), were part of the discussion about applying both sets of rules during the transition; no formal vote was taken on the bylaws at this session.