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Bartlett ZBA discusses applicant-notice practice and application fees in monthly meeting
Summary
Board members reviewed an ongoing update to ZBA application fees, noted emailed updates on state bills, and discussed a courtesy practice of reminding applicants that a hearing can be continued when a full board is not present.
The Zoning Board addressed several administrative items during the July 13 meeting, including an ongoing review of application fees and the board’s practice of notifying applicants when a full board is not present.
The clerk reported application-fee reforms remain an ongoing project. Board members acknowledged emailed updates on pending House and Senate bills relevant to zoning, with no substantive legislative action recorded in the minutes.
Peter Gagne urged the board to maintain the courtesy practice of reminding applicants they can postpone if the full five-member board is not present; he explained that lacking a full board limits appeal options for applicants. Julia King clarified the board is not legally required to give that notice but said it is a courtesy many members prefer to continue. Scott Grant noted quorum rules (three of five) and the role of alternates in seating hearings.
The board authorized the secretary to present information discussed at the prior meeting to the Select Board and agreed to continue fee and legislative updates at future meetings.
