Town Plan section
6:10 – 6:15 Announcements
• Canal Street Study 2nd public meeting – November 14, 2024 from 6-8 in Selectboard Meeting Room
• Others
6:15 – 7:10 Water and Sewer District and Zoning
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.
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 Request to continue to the meeting of November 20, 2024
6:15 – 7:30 2026 Town Plan
Planning Commission activity to define values within Town Plan subject areas. The activity will serve as both Planning Commission input and testing potential activity to do with the public.
2024-71 David Timmons & Robin Bitters; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for Waiver of Dimensional Standards Approval to construct a 41′ x 42′ 2-story home, located in part in the front yard setback in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and in response to site conditions at 101 Chestnut Hill; Tax Map Parcel #00265205.000 Request for continuance to October 16, 2024.
6:15 – 6:55 Request for Land Use Regulation Amendment (cont.)
An update on how the VT Legislature’s changes to 24 VSA 4412 affect World Learning’s re-zoning request. Review maps of other affected areas. Discuss potential options for bringing the Land Use Regulations into compliance with State statute.
6:55- 7:25 2026 Town Plan
Review and discuss additional data assessment of Brattleboro. Preview activity for October Planning Commission meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.
2024-71 David Timmons & Robin Bitters; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for Waiver of Dimensional Standards Approval to construct a 41′ x 42′ 2-story home, located in part in the front yard setback in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and in response to site conditions at 101 Chestnut Hill; Tax Map Parcel #00265205.000
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 August 21, 2024
6:15 – 6:45 Request for Land Use Regulation Amendment
Review of letter received from SIT requesting consideration of rezoning two parcels (tax map parcel 00070223.000 and 00070268.210) to allow for mixed use development with housing development. Discuss staff input, additional information needed and determine next steps.
6:45 – 7:25 2026 Town Plan
Update on recent activity since the July meeting. Review and comment on summary of the Planning Commission and staff SWOT analysis performed at the June 3 meeting.
Update on recent activity since the July meeting. Review and comment on summary of the Planning Commission and staff SWOT analysis performed at the June 3 meeting.
6:55 – 7:25 Downtown Bike Parking
Decide the process we will use to assess bicycle parking in the downtown / UC district and to formulate recommendations for the Town. Review a proposed work plan for this project and review the 2018-2021 Downtown Brattleboro Bike Parking Inventory.
AGENDA
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.
2024-62 Stephanie Abrams; Residential Neighborhood 3600 District; request for Waiver of Dimensional Standards Approval to construct 10’ tall fence at 117 Pine Street; Tax Map Parcel #00325467.000
6:50 – 7:20 Plan Action Review and Agenda Suggestions for upcoming meeting
Review projects in the various town plans that have not yet been completed. Identify Planning Commission projects & meeting topics to work on in the coming year.
Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the public forum at Fuller Park, which was originally scheduled for tonight, Thursday, June 20, has been postponed.
The public forum has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Park (also known as Esteyville Common), located at 115 Estey Street in Brattleboro. The rain date for this event is July 11, 2024, at the same time and location.
BRATTLEBORO – The Town of Brattleboro welcomes the community to participate in an interactive session to review the conceptual design options for the proposed improvements to the pool and aquatics facilities at Living Memorial Park, and share input on those options. It will provide the opportunity to review the results and outcomes of prior public input sessions held during the summer and fall of 2023 and will be led by the Town’s contracted design consultant team. This session continues the work of the feasibility study to determine the optimal conceptual design and cost estimate for a new facility at the park. The Town welcomes input from both those who attended the prior sessions and those who did not.
The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department and the Planning Department will be hosting a community input session on Thursday, June 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Park (aka Esteyville Common) located at 98 Estey Street in Brattleboro. If you’re interested in attending, we please ask that you bring along a lawn chair.
While the park is in fair condition, the park’s major feature, a hexagonal bandstand constructed in 1913-1914, is in poor condition and has gone unused due to safety and accessibility concerns.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations.
2024-50 Megan Talbot; Residential Neighborhood 3600 District; request for Waiver of Dimensional Standards Approval to construct 4th floor where 3 stories is a permitted dimensional standard, converting the building from 8 units to 13 at 33 Oak Street; Tax Map Parcel #275253.000
2024-56 Tri-Park Cooperative Housing; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for Flood Hazard Approval to re-deck the Winding Hill Bridge at Mountain Home Park; Tax Map Parcel #60159.200
6:20 – 7:20 2026 Town Plan
Update on activity since May meeting. Planning Commission to provide its own answers to the same questions previously sent to other Town boards and committees.
7:20 – 7:35 Bike Parking Standards
Potential approval of bike parking standards.
6:10 – 6:20 Announcements
• Homes for All Toolkit – Sarah Lang
• Other
6:20– 6:35 Citizen Initiative Submission Process
AGENDA
Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations.
2023-146 MWF Industries; Rural Residential District; Site Plan Approval for the construction of 4 dwellings and a 3,600 sq. ft. garage/storage/office building with site improvements, at 680 West River Road; Tax Map Parcel #70317.000
6:15 – 6:50 Downtown Economic Development
Guest: Kate Traszkos, Downtown Brattleboro Alliance Executive Director
Presentation about downtown economic development efforts, data, and opportunities for the Planning Commission to engage in inventory efforts.
6:50 – 7:05 Vernon Dam Relicensing
Endorse comment letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the Vernon Dam relicensing.
A workgroup of members of the Brattleboro Planning Commission and Conservation Commission will meet on Friday, March 15 at 9:00 am in the Planning Department meeting room. They are meeting to discuss comments for the Town of Brattleboro to submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the relicensing of the Vernon Dam.
6:15– 7:00 Bike Parking Standards
Planning Commission votes on whether to pursue short-term bike parking standards, long-term bike parking standards, rack performance standards, site design guidelines, and potentially other related elements.
7:00 – 7:40 Certified Local Government
Review of Certified Local Government(CLG) ordinance and proposed change to Historic Resource Overlay Purpose (Section 252.A) for potential recommendation to the Selectboard to pursue CLG.
