Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Administration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning board recommends correction to special-permit language to align with charter
Summary
DFY26-018 removes the Town Council from a list of special-permit granting authorities (a drafting inconsistency) so the zoning bylaw matches the town charter; the planning board and CED moved to recommend the correction to council by unanimous planning-board vote.
The planning board reviewed a second ordinance, DFY26-018, intended to reconcile the zoning code with the town charter by removing the Town Council as a special-permit granting authority where the adopted use table lists only the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Planning staff and the town consultant confirmed the text was a cut-and-paste error from another municipality and that removing Town Council language would align procedures with the charter.
Planning-board members described the change as "straightforward" and voted to recommend DFY26-018 to the Town Council. The Community and Economic Development committee also voted to recommend the correction. No substantive public opposition was raised during the hearing on this item.
Next steps: the item will proceed to the Town Council for consideration and adoption if the council concurs with the technical correction.
