December 12, 1911 was the date of the infamous Morner family murder. Mother, son and two daughters were killed in their home.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board of Appeals meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Town Municipal Building.
All written public comments (mail, e-mail, faxes or hand delivered) are due to the Building Department at your earliest convenience or by 4:00 pm on the business day preceding the meeting. Please be aware that due to our server's spam monitoring, some emails have a 1-2 day delay.
IMPORTANT: Agenda Items are due at least by 12 noon on the date that is two weeks before each meeting. Please click on the above schedule for exact dates. Due to the amount of time needed for the preparation, we cannot make any exceptions. It would be very helpful if applications were submitted within the weeks before the due dates, as there is a month between meetings. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
If you are requesting a Special Permit to raise chickens, please see the attached document listing out the typical conditions:
Agenda & Corresponding Information:
Agenda: No January Agenda Items - Meeting Cancelled
New Business: None
Old Business: None
A zoning law is a community’s guide to its future development. That is its purpose. The powers and duties of the Zoning Board of Appeals are specifically set forth in state statutes. All Zoning Boards of Appeals are directly given appellate jurisdiction by state law. Appellate jurisdiction is the power to hear and decide appeals from decisions of those officials charged with the administration and enforcement of the zoning ordinance or local law. The Zoning Board of Appeals is an administrative body, of limited jurisdiction and powers, designed to function as a “safety valve” to relieve the pressure of rigid and inflexible provisions of zoning regulations.
A person may want to appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for two basic reasons. First, he or she may disagree with a decision the enforcement officer has made or an action he or she has taken. Second, the appealing party may believe that an exception (variance) to the zoning laws should be made for his or her property.