03-12-2019 DRB Meeting

Town of Fairlee
Town Hall
Grange Room
75 Town Common Road
Fairlee, VT  05045

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

CALL TO ORDER
Chris Brimmer, Zoning Administrator, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. A quorum was met.

PRESENT

Development Review Board members: David Fracht, Nancy Anderson, and Tim Danen

Zoning Administrator: Chris Brimmer

Board Clerk: Joanna Bligh

 

NOMINATIONS / POLICIES AND ETHICS RULES

Chair

Brimmer called for nominations for the position of Chair of the Development Review Board. Anderson nominated David Fracht for Chair. Brimmer closed the nominations and called for a vote for David Fracht as Chair of the DRB. The vote passed unanimously.

Vice Chair
Fracht called for nominations for the position of Vice Chair of the DRB. Fracht nominated Nancy Anderson as Vice Chair. Fracht closed the nominations and called for a vote for Anderson as Vice Chair of the DRB. The vote passed unanimously.

Procedural Rules and Conflict of Interest Policy
MOTION: Tim Danen moved and Nancy Anderson seconded the motion to approve the 2019 DRB Procedural Rules and Conflict of Interest Policy as written. The motion passed unanimously.

 

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Tim Danen moved and Nancy Anderson seconded the motion to approve the Minutes from 2-26-19 as written. The motion passed unanimously.

 

PUBLIC CONCERNS AND COMMENTS
Fracht noted that there was no public in attendance.

CONTINUED DELIBERATIVE SESSION
MOTION: Tim Danen moved and Nancy Anderson seconded the motion to go into Deliberative Session at 7:18 PM. The motion passed unanimously.

The Board came out of Deliberative Session at 7:32 PM.
Action taken: Fracht stated that the Board was unable to make a decision and tabled the discussion until March 26, 2019, at 7:00 PM.

NEW BUSINESS
Unified Bylaw
Brimmer noted that he will write up proposed language for the Bylaw amendment.

Brimmer stated that the DRB will sign a finding approving a subdivision plat with conditions, which brings up the issue of lot widths in the village, possible back lots, and lots too narrow to be split in half. Brimmer proposed that the Town allow lots of less than 100-foot wide to share driveways. In this particular instance, the original lot width of 183 feet would be allowed to be subdivided into two lots with road frontage of less than 100 feet, but only in so far as they share an access point.

MOTION: Tim Danen moved and Nancy Anderson seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

ADJOURN: 7:34 PM

ATTEST: Joanna Bligh, Board Clerk