Town Plan

6:15 – 6:45 Neighborhood Center Zoning District
Discussion of Neighborhood Center Zoning District and land uses in light of request from Bohler Engineering to amend Section 224.E.6 pertaining to the location of vehicular service bay doors.

6:45– 7:25 Historic Overlay District
Review of a comparison of the pathways and regulatory powers provided for in statute for historic preservation. Begin to consider the positives and negatives of each as applied to our existing historic areas.

 2023-121              Jennifer Shay; Historic Resource Overlay District & Residential Neighborhood 3600; request for Design Review Approval to demolish a contributing structure in the Homestead Home Historic District at 198 Canal Street; Tax Map Parcel #325182.000

 2023-129              Wesley Babb & Stacy Salpietro-Babb; Residential Neighborhood District; request for Conditional Use Approval to construct an enclosure and keep a rehabbed raven at 31 Christie Lane; Tax Map Parcel #110326.220

6:10 – 6:15 Announcements
• Guilford Town Plan revisions
• Dummerston Zoning Amendments
• Other

6:00 Call to Order

6:05 – 6:10 Minutes of September 6, 2023
Discuss Edits, Motion to Approve

6:10 – 6:15 Announcements

6:15 – 6:40 Parking Standards/Parking Reform
Overview of Brattleboro parking standards and introduction to parking reform.

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