Planning Commission Minutes 10-26-2023

Planning Commission Minutes 10-26-2023

TOWN OF RUTLAND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: October 26^th, 2023

LOCATION: Town Hall and a publicly accessible conference line

OPEN MEETING 6:30 P.M.

Commission Members Present: Chair Barbara Pulling, Dana Peterson, Howard Burgess, Andy McKane, Mary Beth Poli, and Jim Hall. All members are voting members for this meeting.

Members of the Public Present:  David Cluxton, Bonnie Cluxton

Approval of the Agenda:

Mr. McKane moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Burgess seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Public Hearing  – 2 lot subdivision of Cluxton property off Killington Avenue

1. David and Bonnie Cluxton were present.
2. The application is to subdivide a +/- 7.1 acre parcel into a +/- 5.0 and a +/- 2.1 parcel.
3. Waivers being requested are 7, 18, 19, and 25.
4. This qualifies as a minor sub division.
5. When the driveway is ready to be installed, a Town driveway permit will be needed.
6. The public hearing closed at 6:45PM

New Business: Action on Cluxton Subdivision application

1. Burgess moved to approve the subdivision application as submitted with all the documentation provided. Mr. McKane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Old Business: Continued review of property owners list in the river corridor.

1. A list of properties in the river corridor was provided and reviewed.
2. There are some addressing issues which need to be corrected.
3. Building belonging to the State of Vermont, and those subject to Act 250 permits will be removed from the list.

Old Business: Act 47 and draft subdivision ordinance

1. This new legislation may have an impact on our sub-division ordinance which is currently being reviewed by our Town Attorney.
2. We will ask the attorney for an update on his progress and his opinion on the Act.

Old Business: Post Road Solar site visit

1. The developer expects their final application to be submitted in December.
2. Time for a site visit was discussed.
3. Discussed combining it with the November 16^th
4. 3PM on November 16^th was decided on for the time, with the regular meeting to be warned for shortly after this, which would be at Town Hall.

Announcements

Discussed the Pocket Park.  GMP is still working through relicensing.

Approval of Minutes October 5^th, 2023:

Mr. Peterson moved to approve the minutes. Mr. McKane seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Peterson abstained.

Adjournment:

Mr. McKane moved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:43PM.

 

Respectfully submitted, Bill Sweet

 

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Barbara Pulling                                                           Date

Rutland Town Planning Commission Chair