Zoning Board of Appeals — Meeting
Minutes — November 13, 2008
Selectmen's Office
A duly posted meeting of the Shelburne Zoning Board of Appeals was held
at the Selectmen's Meeting Room at Town Hall, 51 Bridge Street, Shelburne,
on November 13, 2008.
Members Present: John Taylor, Lowell Laporte, Catherine Smith, Theodore
Merrill
Members Absent: Laurie Bluver-MacLeod, Joseph Palmeri, William Sweeney
Clerk John Taylor called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. The Board selected
Theodore Merrill to serve as Chair of the meeting.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the 11/6/08 meeting. Taylor moved
to accept the minutes of the meeting as printed, Laporte seconded. Minutes
were accepted unanimously.
The request for Variance for Richard Broadhurst
was again tabled awaiting his request for withdrawal without prejudice. Taylor moved, Laporte seconded
and it was so voted unanimously.
At 7:13pm Merrill recessed the meeting in order to continue the public
hearing on the application of Industrial Tower and Wireless LLC for a
Special Permit to replace their existing tower off Tower Road.
At 7:18pm Merrill brought the meeting back to order, with the public
hearing continued until 11/20/08 at 7:15pm at Town Hall.
In response to the decision to continue to the public hearing due to
the absence of one member of the Board, Trevor Mackie, who is a member
of the Charlemont Planning Board suggested the Board look into accepting
the practice of taping a hearing for one member who was absent. He advised
Charlemont has accepted this practice. The members thought it would be
good to see if this can be done in Shelburne.
The Board met with Faye Whitney who was recently hired by the Town to
provide administrative support to the ZBA and the Board of Health. The
Board and Whitney discussed many topics including minute-taking, mail,
letters, postings, hours available, and the need to communicate and coordinate
well with the others in Town Hall.
There was discussion on the home-based business section of the current
bylaws and the Board briefly reviewed a draft for a bylaw section on
the topic, gleaned from the 2006-07 zoning meetings. The Board will discuss
at a future meeting whether that draft or something else should be submitted
to the Planning Board for action.
Laporte moved to close the meeting a 7:52pm, Smith seconded, and it
was so voted unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
John E. Taylor, Clerk |
