SOUTH HERO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MINUTES January 8, 2025
Members Present: Doug Patterson (Vice-Chair); Mike Welch; Jim Brightwell; Liza Kilcoyne; Nate Hayward and Tim Mullen (Alternate)
Members Absent: Tim Maxham (Chair); Gareth Hunt.
7:00PM – D. Patterson called the meeting to order.
Changes to the Agenda
There were none.
Public Input
No public present.
2025 Reorganization – elect officers
- Brightwell moved to nominate Tim Maxham to continue as Chair; L. Kilcoyne second. No other nominations. All in favor of electing Tim Maxham as Board Chair.
- Brightwell moved to nominate D. Patterson to continue as Vice-Chair; M. Welch second. There were no other nominations. All in favor of electing Doug Patterson as Vice-Chair.
Sign 2025 DRB Rules of Procedure
This is postponed to the next meeting.
New Business
- Discussion of Site Plan amendment to Guerrina Crane approval #25-10-SR061: The applicant, Dom Guerrina, asked the Zoning Administrator if he could build a workshop structure 4 feet longer than the one originally approved by the Board. The manufacturer of the steel structure has an available kit for a slightly larger structure that would be less expensive to purchase. The originally approved 16-ft. lean-to would instead become an enclosed bay and the additional length would add 240sf to the west side footprint of the building. Brightwell was concerned about procedure and whether the Board could do this without opening a new hearing. Can this be approved without getting approval from the only abutting property owners who attended the original hearing (Mark and Kathy Wheel), in order to protect the Applicant’s and abutters’ interests? A new hearing would add up to 6 weeks to the timeline and could affect whether the kit would still be available. The Board ultimately decided to approve the amendment with the caveat that the Wheels are notified and given the opportunity to comment. If they object, a new hearing will be warned.
Review of December 11, 2024 DRB Minutes
- Brightwell moved to approve the minutes of Dec. 11, 2024; M. Welch second. All in favor.
Administrator’s Report
- There are no hearings yet scheduled for upcoming meetings. The Board will not meet until a hearing is on the agenda.
- Town Administrator Sue Arguin will be sending an email to the DRB members about recent legislation requiring on-line ethics training for all members of advisory boards in municipalities throughout VT. This legislation became effective on Jan 1, 2025.
Adjournment
7:52PM — L. Kilcoyne moved to adjourn and enter deliberative; M. Welch second. All in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA