Planning Commission Minutes 12-4-2025

Planning Commission Minutes 12-4-2025

TOWN OF RUTLAND PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING MINUTES

DATE: December 4^th, 2025

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, Norm Cohen, and Demetrio Gagnon. All members are voting members for this meeting.

Members of the Public Present:  None

Approval of the Agenda:

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

New Business: Meet with David Grayck to discuss the Act 250 permit for the Diamond Run Mall

1. Project information was presented to the group. This is done ahead of the actual filing of the permit application to answer any questions ahead of time. The developer will ultimately be asking the Planning Commission to vote to affirm the project complies with the Town plan.
2. Placement of the new building, parking, site access, stormwater management, sighting, noise and an architectural analysis were all reviewed.
3. Approval is planned for consideration at the Commission meeting in January.

New Business: 2026 Commission meeting schedule

1. The first meeting of the new year will be planned for January 8^th.
2. The regular schedule will be based off this date.

Old Business: Pocket Park grant application update

1. Some parts of the applications have been done. There are some narrative sections which need to be completed. Different members were given sections to complete.
2. The application is due at the end of the day December 31^st.

Old Business: Draft subdivision bylaw review

1. Some additional language and definitions have been added based on the previous discussions and review.
2. These additions and changes were reviewed.
3. The group was encouraged to review the entire document to be ready to discuss again in January.

Approval of Minutes November 13^th, 2025:

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

Adjournment:

Mr. Peterson moved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 8:36 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted, Bill Sweet

 

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Barbara Pulling                                                           Date

Rutland Town Planning Commission Chair