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JACKSON PLANNING BOARD ANNUAL REPORT -- 2010
In 2010, Jackson Planning Board members granted approvals to property owners for one Voluntary Merger, two Boundary Line Adjustments and a Condominium Conversion. The Board also granted a conditional approval on a four lot Subdivision, though as of the end of 2010, the conditions were not yet fully satisfied. In addition, Board members reviewed existing ordinances and regulations, plus State laws, court decisions, and recommendations from Selectmen, committees and citizens, to determine what Zoning Ordinance revisions might benefit the town. The Board voted to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that a new Section 2.3 be added to the Road Design and Construction Standards. This new section would indicate that the Board of Selectmen will consider alternative, but effective, construction methods as suitable to the site. The
Planning Board also brought to Public Hearing in January, 2011 a proposed change to 4.1.6 in the Zoning Ordinance intended to clarify what is required for Site Disturbance activity. Taking public comment at the hearing into consideration, the Board voted to withdraw the proposed change and work on alternative changes during 2011.
At the 2010 Town Meeting, voters approved Zoning Ordinance amendments to:
- Clarify 2.2.3 on changes to existing non-conforming buildings or structures.
- Add a new Section 10 to provide “reasonable and realistic opportunities for the development of Workforce Housing”, as required by the State.
- Add a definition of Historic Structures to Section 12, Areas of Special Flood Hazard.
The Board continues to invite the community at large to join in the planning process; often there are openings on the Board, and opportunities are available at nearly every point in a meeting for citizens to express their comments and ideas. Planning Board meetings are publicized in advance, meeting State requirements for notice of public meetings and hearings: electronically on the web (www.jacksonvillage.net) and through the town’s internet communication system (sign up at ENews@middlemtn.com); on paper both in the posting case outside the Post Office-Bakery area and at the Town Offices building; and in the Conway Daily Sun.
Present Planning Board members represent a wide variety of Town interests and concerns; they work well together, attempting to reach consensus on matters that they determine to be important to the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Badger, Chair
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