Draft Clarendon Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Clarendon Town Hall, 5-5-2025
NOTE: Hearing for proposed draft zoning bylaws was not held due to lack of quorum of Planning Commission members. An informal discussion took place with members of the public asking questions and Chair McKenna and other members present responding. Several suggestions for changes were made and noted by Chair McKenna.
Suggestions included:
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Review definition of Rural/Commercial district to include possible language about prohibiting hazardous waste in any light industry or manufacturing in that zone.
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Review prohibition on manufacturing in section 202.
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Request to remove manufacturing as a conditional use in the Residential/Commercial zone.
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Discussion of whether or not the area of town around Town Hall was a Village Center. Mike Klopchin indicated that he thought the area was identified as a “Village Center” on an historical map found at some point in the recent past. John M. stated that there is a difference between a commonly accepted village center and the official Village Center Designation as approved by the State of Vermont through a specific process like the one to designate the area around the old Clarendon Springs hotel.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting
Present: John McKenna, Heidi Eccleston, John Colvin, Don Pratt, Bronson Spencer
Public: Mike Klopchin, Marjorie Southard, Alf Strom-Olsen, {woman in back}
Call to Order: John McKenna called the meeting to order 6:31 pm.
Approval of Agenda: Approved by Consensus.
Public Comment: Discussion of the Zoning Bylaws continued with several formatting and/or grammatical corrections suggested by Alf Strom-Olsen
Approval of Minutes: Tabled until next meeting
Review of Previous Zoning ByLaw Changes – After discussion, Planning Commission members decided to postpone rescheduling another hearing for the Zoning Bylaws until after the townwide survey results are available and the members have a chance to review them.
Survey Updates: Content of email to be sent to all members of town boards and committees was discussed and approved by consensus. John M. to send email to Select Board Administrative Assistant to be forwarded to the members of other bodies.
Member Updates: Non.
Agenda Building:
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Approve agenda
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Public comments
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Approve minutes
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Discuss Survey
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Accept member resignation/recommend new member to select board
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Member Updates
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Executive Session (if needed)
Other Legal Business:
Brownson made a motion to adjourn meeting at 8:07 pm, Don seconded.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be June 2, 2025 at 6:30 at the Clarendon Town Hall.
Respectfully Submitted,
John McKenna, Chair
Clarendon Planning Commission
Agenda
Monday May 5, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Clarendon Town Hall
Action Items
- Approve Agenda
- Public Comment
- Approve Minutes From Meeting 4/7/2025
Old Business
- Review of Zoning Bylaw Hearing – Possible Vote to Send to Select Board
- Discussion of Survey Content & Email to Town Officials
Other Business
- Member Updates
- Public Comment
- Agenda Building
- Other Legal Business
Adjourn
Note: Agenda times are estimates.
Public comments will be heard before action items and at the end of the meeting for approximately 3 minutes per person. At the chair’s discretion, public comment may be accepted at other times during the meeting.
Public records will be available by request to the Town Clerk within a reasonable amount of time.
Full text of the proposed amendment to the Town of Clarendon Zoning Regulations: Clarendon Zoning Draft update 2025
Town of Clarendon, VT
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
Place: Clarendon Town Hall
Date: 5/5/2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
1) The purpose of the hearing is to amend the Town of Clarendon’s Zoning bylaws to incorporate new Flood Hazard Overlay District Regulations and make minor updates.
2) The geographic area affected is all areas in the Town of Clarendon.
3) Town of Clarendon draft amended Zoning Regulations – Table of Contents:
- Article I – Enactment, Objectives, and Purpose
- Article II – Establishment of Land Use Districts and Map
- Article III – Table of Uses
- Article IV – Dimensional Requirements
- Article V – Uses Permitted Subject to Conditions
- Article VI: Site Plan
- Article VII: Nonconformities
- Article VIII – General Regulations
- Article IX: Waivers
- Article X – Definitions – Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Attachment A – Clarendon Zoning Maps
- Attachment B – Clarendon Special Flood Hazard Area Regulations
4) The full text of the proposed amendment to the Town of Clarendon Zoning Regulations can be reviewed at Clarendon Town Hall and at clarendonvt.gov
