Planning Commission Minutes 10-5-2023
Planning Commission Minutes 10-5-2023
TOWN OF RUTLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: October 5th, 2023
LOCATION: Town Hall and a publicly accessible conference line
OPEN MEETING 6:30 P.M.
Commission Members Present: Chair Barbara Pulling, Howard Burgess, Sherman Hunter, Andy McKane, Jerry Stearns, Norm Cohen, and Jim Hall. All members in attendance are voting members for this meeting.
Members of the Public Present: None
Approval of the Agenda:
Mr. Stearns moved to approve the agenda. Mr. McKane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
New Business: Overview of Act 47 – Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone
- This Act was passed at the last State Legislative session.
- It may affect our Sub-Division ordinance.
- Reviewed questions the Commission members had. There was discussion on requirements around parking.
- Our Town Attorney will need to advise us on how this applies to our Ordinances.
- Parts of this act have already gone into effect, and it is not known how it will fully affect our Town.
Old Business: Review list of property owners in the River Corridor
- An offer to help us with outreach on this project came from an intern at the Nature Conservancy, as well as others.
- They will help develop the message and will likely take until the 1st of the year.
- The list of affected properties is being narrowed down. There are 16 commercial and 13 residential parcels currently.
Announcements
Reviewed some of the issues at The Cortina Inn.
Approval of Minutes September 14th, 2023:
Mr. Hunter moved to approve the minutes. Mr. McKane seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment:
Mr. Burgess moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. McKane seconded the motion.
The meeting adjourned at 7:33 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Bill Sweet
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Barbara Pulling Date
Rutland Town Planning Commission Chair