Town Plan

6:00 Call to Order

6:00 – 6:10 Introductions of New Commissioners and Announcements

6:10-6:40 Organizational Meeting
• Elect Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk
• Review Bylaws. Vote on proposed amendments as necessary. Proposed amendments need to be submitted to staff by the Friday before the meeting.

Project Description: Work will consist of course milling the existing pavement to a 2” depth, then placing a 1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement to level the road surface, followed but a 1-1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement as the final wearing surface. Sidewalk ramps and pedestrian crossing infrastructure will be replaced and upgraded to meet current ADA standards, as necessary. Some bicycle features may be added where applicable and feasible. Signs will also be replaced and upgraded as necessary to meet current specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Finally, shoulder berms that have built up will be removed to facilitate better drainage from the road surface, and some ditching work may be performed to further aid in drainage.  The majority of the work within the project limits (STP PC25(6)) will occur during typical night time hours as an effort to minimize impacts to traffic.

6:15 – 6:30 Public Proposal
Discuss staff recommendation on a request to amend the Town Plan to expand the West Brattleboro Village Center designated area.

6:30 – 7:40 Town Plan 2026

6:45 – 7:55 Town Plan 2026
• Community Conversations – Discuss and finalize questions for inclusion in the document; Decide on timeline for Planning Commissioners to conduct conversations
• Town Plan Survey – Review responses collected to date and give direction, if necessary, on how to achieve target desired demographics

6:02 – 6:10 Municipal Planning Grant
Consideration of a Municipal Planning Grant application for a Capital Plan and Budget after previously supporting mapping services.

6:15 – 6:25 Municipal Planning Grant
Potential motion to recommend applying for a Municipal Planning Grant for town plan mapping services.

6:15 – 7:00 Town Plan 2026
• Review and approve community survey
• Review and approve community outreach plan for Community Conservations. Discuss topics that the Planning Commission would like to explore in these conversations.
• Interactive activity using maps and photos to identify characteristics of development and uses that are desired in the discussed areas.

2025-6                  Winston L Prouty Center for Child Development Inc; Mixed Use District; request for Site Plan Approval to Demolish existing building and construct a 3-story apartment building with 28 units, 22 stall parking lot and site improvements; subdivide to create development lot at 300 Maple Street; Tax Map Parcel # 110367.000

2025-2                  Windham Windsor Housing Trust for the Ursula Dalem Life Estate; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for Traditional Neighborhood Planned Unit Development Preliminary Approval and Site Plan and Conditional Use Approval for a Traditional Neighborhood PUD with 70 housing units. The development will be built in 3 phases: Rental phase 1, Homeownership phase 1, and Rental phase 2.

Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.
2025-1                  Groundworks Collaborative; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for site plan and waiver of dimensional standards approval to demolish the existing structures and construct a new community facility for an established emergency shelter use to serve up to forty (40) individuals. The two-story building will include office space, a kitchen and living area on the first floor and additional bedrooms with laundry facilities on the second floor. Site improvements include a new parking area with access drive, a patio area, and landscaping at 81 Royal Road; Tax Map Parcel #325283.000

6:15 – 7:10 Town Plan 2026 – Future Land Use
Interactive activity using maps and a lookbook to identify characteristics of development and uses that are desired for two areas of town.

7:10 – 7:25 Water & Sewer District and Zoning
Review and approve, if ready, proposed changes to the Land Use Regulations to bring areas with water and sewer into compliance with State statute.

7:25 – 7:40 Water & Sewer Ordinance
Review revised options for requiring sewer service area extensions/expansions to be supported by the Planning Commission, and/or the Town Plan and applicable planning bylaws. Vote on whether recommended one option to the Selectboard.

2024-145              Setu Vermont for Emily Murphy Kaur & Harmeet Singh; Rural District; request for Site Plan, Conditional Use and Local Act 250 Approval to construct an access drive, parking lot, a dwelling with meeting space, a tiny home, an Airstream RV dwelling, change use of the existing home and property to a religious facility, an unlisted use in the district with impacts similar to an Exhibition, convention or conference structure, and authorize a phase II parking lot to be constructed if needed at 241 Quails Hill Road; Tax Map Parcel #100215.110

Guest: Dan Tyler, Public Works Director
• Discuss water and sewer mapping to understand constraints.
• Review and approve, if ready, proposed changes to the Land Use Regulations to bring areas with water and sewer into compliance with State statute.
• Discuss options for requiring sewer service area extensions/expansions to be supported by the Town Plan and applicable planning bylaws. Potentially approve one option to recommend to DPW and Selectboard.

2024-84                BEEC & Earth Bridge Community Land Trust; Rural District; request for Site Plan & Local Act 250 Approval to construct a parking lot at 1219 Bonnyvale Road; Tax Map Parcel #100248.000 Continued from the meeting of October 16, 2024 Request to dismiss without prejudice.

2024-121              North Chair Brewing, LLC; Mixed Use District; request for Site Plan Approval to modify condition 16 of decision 201826 to allow outdoor consumption at 39 Frost Street; Tax Map Parcel #325045.000