PLANNING COMMISSION TOWN OF STOWE September 11, 2006 Minutes The Stowe Planning Commission held a special meeting on Monday, September 11, 2006, in the Town Administrator’s office of the Akeley Memorial Building, starting at 5:30 p.m. Members present: Lynn Altadonna, Chair Absent: Bob Evans Chuck Baraw Scott Noble Marie Duquette Paul Percy Barbara Pfitzenmayer Others present: Tom Jackman, Director of Planning; Amanda Riesmeyer, Administrative Secretary Minutes The minutes of the August 28, 2006, special meeting were approved on a motion by Ms. Pfitzenmayer, seconded by Ms. Duquette. Planning Director’s Report: The ad hoc sign committee met last week and hope to present something to PC the first week in October. Members of the committee are: Tom Jackman, Scott Noble, Bob Evans, Valerie Rochon, David Norden, and Michael Diender. Mr. Jackman submitted the application for the Village Center Designation for Stowe Village. Mr. Jackman, Mr. Altadonna, and Mr. Noble will meet with the downtown state board on September 25 at which time the board will review the application and make a decision. Mr. Jackman felt pretty positive that they would not approve the boundary as submitted. They decided to go for the whole Stowe Village Historic District and the downtown board is looking for the very center core of the village. They will argue their case for the whole boundary but will be prepared with an alternative plan in case the board doesn’t go for it. Michael Crane is working on the Impact Fee Study which should be completed in a couple of months. The Local Option Tax Advisory Council has still not had its first meeting. Revisions to the Stowe Zoning Regulations: PC members discussed how to present the revised zoning regulations to the Selectboard. The decision as to whether or not to present the revisions as a whole or in segments was discussed with pros and cons on both sides. Ms. Duquette suggested that along with giving Selectboard members the red line copy, they should give them the final copy so they could read it in the finished version. A suggestion was made to contact members of the Selectboard to find out from them how they would like the revisions presented. Mr. Altadonna suggested that all the changes be given to the Selectboard but then to go over them a segment at a time to be incrementally approved. Section 18: PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD) AND AGRICULTURAL PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (AG-PRD) Specific Purpose of AG-PRD Mr. Jackman will rewrite the first paragraph of this section. 18.1 General Requirements - Paragraph one: changes approved.
- Paragraph two: delete “area and” from the first sentence. The rest of the changes are approved.
18.2 Density of Residential Development - First sentence changes approved.
- Second sentence: replace “assign” with “approve.”
- Third sentence: “including apartment buildings” should remain; rest of changes approved.
Much discussion by PC members centered around the “No time-sharing or interval ownership is allowed unless in Ski-PUD and Resort-PUD” requirement. Mr. Baraw questioned whether or not this is legal to do and said that it’s not legal to zone by ownership. Short term rentals and hotel-type rentals are not allowable in a PRD, but are allowable in a PUD. Mr. Jackson brought up the distinction that a duplex whether somebody owns it as a condominium or somebody rents it out as an apartment, is still considered a residential use but when you start getting into time-share and fractional ownership the use starts to go from residential more towards a lodging facility use. This is the reason why it can be considered a separate use. Mr. Jackman reminded members that time-sharing and interval ownership are allowed in commercial districts. PC members decided to think about this some more and revisit it at the next meeting. Meanwhile, Mr. Jackman will look up previous minutes to shed light on the reasoning behind this restriction. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Amanda Riesmeyer Administrative Secretary
PLANNING COMMISSION TOWN OF STOWE September 18, 2006 Minutes The Stowe Planning Commission held a regular meeting on Monday, September 18, 2006, in the Town Administrator’s office of the Akeley Memorial Building, starting at 5:30 p.m. Members present: Lynn Altadonna, Chair Absent: Scott Noble Chuck Baraw Marie Duquette Bob Evans Paul Percy Barbara Pfitzenmayer Others present: Tom Jackman, Director of Planning; Amanda Riesmeyer, Administrative Secretary; Barbara Baraw, Stowe Historical Society and Lisa McCormack, Stowe Reporter. Minutes The minutes of the September 11, 2006, special meeting were approved with minor changes on a motion by Ms. Duquette, seconded by Ms. Pfitzenmayer. Stowe Historical Society building proposal: Barbara Baraw presented plans for the Stowe Historical Society building to commission members. The church has donated the structure (originally an 1878 school house) and the Stowe Historical Society will own it. The estimated cost to relocate and renovate the building is $175,000. Commission members strongly supported the proposal; Mr. Jackman will draft a letter to that effect. Revisions to the Stowe Zoning Regulations: Section 18: PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD) AND AGRICULTURAL PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (AG-PRD) 18.3 Standards for Development (1) Changes approved. (2) Changes approved. (3) Originally (2); Changes approved. (4) Originally (3); A lengthy discussion ensued regarding whether or not additional subdivision of land within an approved PRD is allowable. Mr. Baraw maintained that any lots created by a PRD are not subdividable and that any remaining density stays with the balance of the land. Mr. Jackman will rewrite the first sentence of this section; the second sentence is approved. 18.4 Specific Requirements for AG-PRD in Addition to 18.3 (1) Approved as is. (2) Approved as is. (3) Approved as is. (4) Approve as is. (5) Change “Department” to “Agency”; changes approved. 18.5 Open Space excluding land retained for agricultural use Delete “excluding land retained for agricultural use” and relocate this section after PRD section 18.3. (1) Approved as is. (2) Changes approved. (3) Delete. (4) Replace “similar” with “other.” (5) Mr. Jackman will rewrite this section using wording similar to section 18.4 (5) “Such an open space shall run with the land….” The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Amanda Riesmeyer Administrative Secretary
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