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Planning Commission March 15, 2022 -- Work Session Bylaw Amendments (Form-Based Code)

When: 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 

Where: Zoom Meeting ID 158-006-871 on www.zoom.us/join or call (646) 558-8656 


AGENDA

Times are approximate and subject to change.

7:00 PM           CALL TO ORDER

7:00 PM          PUBLIC COMMENT

(Items not on the agenda)

7:05 PM           MINUTES OF March 1, 2022 (public access PDF)

Link for PC members to edit: PC Draft Minutes – March 1, 2022 (see email for password)

- - BYLAW AMENDMENT WORK SESSION - -  

 

7:10 PM          LIVE POLLING OF COMMISSIONERS WITH MENTIMETER                

WORK SESSION TOPICS & QUESTIONS (VIDEO) (PDF)
(Please watch this 40-min presentation prepared by Matt Boulanger and Emily Heymann. It provides more insight and narrative than the PDF. 

7:30 PM           REVIEW TOPIC AREAS

(Review Mentimeter results; Commission directs staff on edits for Selectboard Transmittal version)

7:35 PM           TOPIC 1: PITCHED VS. FLAT ROOFS

7:40 PM           TOPIC 2: DOORYARDS

7:45 PM           TOPIC 3: BUILDING HEIGHT, 3-5 STORIES

7:50 PM           TOPIC 4: BUILDING HEIGHT, 1 STORY

7:55 PM           TOPIC 5: BUILDING FOOTPRINT 

8:00 PM           TOPIC 6: PARKING CALCULATIONS

                        Parking Summary Table 

8:05 PM           TOPIC 7: ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH

8:10 PM           TOPIC 8: COTTONWOOD CROSSING/LAPIERRE

8:15 PM           TOPIC 9: TCA, SOUTH OF MARSHALL AVE

8:20 PM           TOPIC 10: REGULATING PLAN FLEXIBILITY 

8:25 PM          TOPIC 11: TESTIMONY REVIEW 

8:30 PM          WRAP UP TOPICS AREAS

8:40 PM           CLOSING COMMENTS/QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS

9:00 PM          VOTE: TRANSMIT “BYLAW AMENDMENT” TO SELECTBOARD

 

  • I, ________, move that the Williston Planning Commission, having heard and duly consider the public testimony of February 1st, 15, and March 1st, transmit the “Bylaw Amendments: Form-Based Code” to the Selectboard for adoption.

 

                                    Second:                                    Vote:                            

9:20 PM          ADJOURN

 

DOCUMENTS: BYLAW AMENDMENT (FORM-BASED CODE)

Watch this quick how-to video before exploring the map. You can toggle layers on/off or change transparency, choose base map, and use tools like draw and measure.
 
Public Hearing Version PH-2.0 (pages denote pink text)

 

WRITTEN TESTIMONY (see minutes and videos for spoken testimony)

Attached Document or FileAlex_Daley_Commissioner_Input_Feb_25_2022.pdf  
Attached Document or FileChapin_Kaynor_Commissioner_Input_March_5_2022.pdf  
Attached Document or FileStaff_Response_to_Al_Senecal_Letter_March_8_2022.pdf  
Attached Document or FileCate_Lamar_Commissioner_Input_March_11_2022.pdf  

 

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS

  • April 5, 2022: Possible night off if work session is completed on March 15th
  • April 19, 2022: Selectboard Informational Session
  • May 3, 2022: TBD Village Bylaw

                       


How to Participate: town board meetings are being held in person with the option to attend virtually using Zoom. Zoom is free to the public and does not require registration or log-in. Public comment at this hearing is welcomed and encouraged using the following methods:

1. Access Zoom for free on your computer or smartphone: https://zoom.us/j/158006871
2. Call-in to the webinar: Dial 1-646-558-8656
3. Mail or email public testimony prior to the hearing (eheymann@willistonvt.org; letters to: Town of Williston, c/o Planning Commission, 7900 Williston Road, Williston VT 05495)
4. Public WiFi is available from the parking lot and patio of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston VT 05495.

 

Please note: It can take 5-10 minutes to download and connect to Zoom for the first time—so we suggest doing this in advance of a meeting that you wish to view or participate in. Zoom works best if you download the Web Client, but can be accessed from a web browser. If you need help connecting to Zoom, please feel free to contact Emily Heymann, Planner, Monday-Friday, 8-4:30 PM at 802-878-6704 ext. 3 or eheymann@willistonvt.org

 

 
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