Residents warn impervious-surface rules could render properties non-compliant; mayor says rules affect new construction only
Multiple residents questioned a proposed "Impervious Surfaces" metric in the draft zoning ordinance; Rob Lizzo said adding the metric could put "approximately a dozen houses in non-compliance including the Village Hall," while Mayor Buckley replied that existing structures will not be in violation and the ordinance applies to new construction.
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During the Committee's open-floor period, residents pressed trustees for clarification about how the proposed impervious-surface rule would be applied. Rob Lizzo said the addition of an "Impervious Surfaces" column to Table 3 "will put approximately a dozen houses in non-compliance including the Village Hall," raising concern about enforceability and unintended consequences.
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