Thetford Planning Commission Agenda (Zoom online – February 15, 2022/7:15 p.m.)
Note: The State of Vermont has recently passed Senate Bill 222 (Act 78), an act relating to authorizing temporary Open Meeting Law procedures in response to COVID-19. Selectboard, Commission and Committee meetings in the Town of Thetford may – until January 15, 2023 – be held ‘virtually’ (online-only) without requiring a designated physical locale staffed by a representative of said group(s). Members of the Commission must self-identify when the meeting convenes and be able to hear and be heard throughout the meeting. Options for remote public participation will be explicitly provided, both online and in specified physical posting locations.
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7:15
1. Meeting Called To Order
2. Public Comment
3. Review of 02/01/2022 Draft Minutes
4. Selectboard Report
7:30
5. Municipal Planning Grant Consortium (Bylaw Modernization Virtual Joint Kickoff Meeting) - Review
6. Missing Middle Housing (Form, Scale & Type): Duplex, Town House, Cottage Court et al
a) Address Noncorformities of Existing Missing Middle Buildings;
b) Targeted Missing Middle Housing Zone Fixes (maximum building width & depth, increased maximum allowed density, adjustment of maximum building height(s), minimum lot size & minimum lot width, reduced parking requirements, review open-space requirements, mapping of relevant zones.
7. Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Local Ordinance (https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2021/adu-model-state-act-and-local-ordinance.html)
8:50
9. New Business: Megan Young, VT DEC Capacity Development and Operator Certification Program Supervisor (Presentation Invitation accepted)
9:00
Adjourn
David C. Forbes
Chair, Thetford Planning Commission vtervuren@gmail.com (802) 333-4329
