Town Plan

Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.
2023-84                G & L Enterprise, LLC; Residential Neighborhood District; request for Subdivision Approval to create a new 1.5 acre parcel off of Marlboro Road; Tax Map Parcel #200003.000 Continued from August 16, 2023

2023-98                Kurt Daims; Residential Neighborhood District; Appeal of a Zoning Administrator’s determination that an 8′ fence located on a property boundary is allowed with a zoning permit under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations at 16 Washington Street; Tax Map Parcel #325378.000

6:10 – 6:40 Bike Parking Standards
Guest: Jonathan Weber, Local Motion
Information and presentation on what Brattleboro’s Land Use Regulations currently contains with regard to bike parking, and what updates could be considered.

6:40 – 7:35 Short Term Rentals
Discussion of short term rentals and review of ways that municipalities are managing short term rentals.

A. Call to Order (5:15)
B. Approve Minutes of July 25, 2023 (5:15 – 5:20)
C. Public Comments (5:20 – 5:25)
D. Announcements (5:25 – 5:30)

AGENDA

Training for Board members
Hearing Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.
 2023-84                G & L Enterprise, LLC; Residential Neighborhood District; request for Subdivision Approval to create a new 1.5 acre parcel off of Marlboro Road; Tax Map Parcel #200003.000

The August 7, 2023 meeting of the Brattleboro Planning Commission is cancelled.

1. Call to Order
2. Review and Approve Minutes of May 10, 2023 and May 24, 2023
3. Public Comment
4. Executive Session
5. Adjourn

A. Call to Order (5:15)
B. Approve Minutes of June 27, 2023 (5:15 – 5:20)
C. Public Comments (5:20 – 5:25)
D. Announcements (5:25 – 5:30)
E. Organizational Meeting (5:30 – 6:15)

The Brattleboro Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectboard Meeting Room. The public is welcome to participate in person or via Zoom. This meeting will take place of the previously schedule July 3, 2023 meeting.

6:00 Call to Order

6:00 – 6:05 Announcements

6:05 – 6:10 Minutes of May 15, 2023 and May 17, 2023
Discussion of Edits, Motion to Approve

6:10 – 6:30 Windham Regional Commission Consultation
Guest: Sue Westa, Associate Director, Windham Regional Commission
Discussion of local planning needs, Town Plan implementation, and how the Windham Regional Commission can be of assistance.

1. Call to Order

2. Review and Approve Minutes of May 10, 2022

3. Administrative Matters and New Business
A. Working Session: Draft a Memo to the Planning Commission regarding upcoming Land Use and Development Regulations amendments

1. Ongoing Updates (5:30 – 6:00)
A. Ongoing Invasives Updates: (5:30 – 6:00)
i. Knotweed/West River Park (5:30 – 5:40)
ii. Garlic Mustard/West River Park (5:40 – 5:50)
iii. Phototoxic Plant Species Educational Information Project (5:50 – 6:00)

1. Call to Order

2. Review and Approve Minutes of April 12, 2022

3. Administrative Matters and Old Business
A. Discussion: Planning Dept. & Planning Commission’s Bylaw Modernization Grant work to date
B. Discussion: DRC’s Priorities for Potential Future Text Changes to Brattleboro Land Use & Development Regulations §252 – Historic Resource Overlay District

6:10 – 6:25 Bylaw Modernization and other Land Use regulation amendments
Review and Approve as the final draft for a planned June 5 Planning Commission Public Hearing

6:25 – 6:30 Bylaw Amendment Report
Review and Approve the report that needs be submitted to the VT Dept. of Housing and Community Development and Windham Regional Commission

6:00 Call to Order

6:00 – 6:05 Announcements

6:05 – 6:10 Minutes of April 3, 2023
Discussion of Edits, Motion to Approve

6:10 – 7:00 Proposed Changes in Land Use Regulatory Language

A. Call to Order (5:15)

B. Approve Minutes of March 28, 2023 (5:15 – 5:25)

C. Public Comments (5:25 – 5:30)

D. Announcements (5:30 – 5:40)