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Planning & Zoning

Planning & Zoning News:
Old Lantern Decision Appealed
by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....Neighbors Michael and Karen Frost have appealed the Planning Board’s June 7 approval
    - Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...]
Neighbors Question Proposed Restaurant at Point Bay Marina
by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....During a July 1 site visit to Point Bay Marina, and later during the Planning Commission meeting at the Town Hall
    - Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...]
East Charlotte Work Group Tasks Defined, Volunteers Needed
by Edd Merritt, June 3, 2010, page 5..... A small, but interested group met at the Grange Hall last Thursday, May 27, to discuss a proposal for moving ahead
    - Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...]
Next Steps for the Inn at the Old Lantern
by Nancy Wood, June 3, 2010, page 6..... Issues of screening, rights-of-way and potential erosion were brought up at the Planning Commission hearing on the Inn on May 20,
    - Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...]
Should Cafés be Allowed?
by Edd Merritt, May 20, 2010, page 1..... Spurred by the denial of the addition of a café/tearoom to the farm stand at the Charlotte Berry Farm under current zoning regulations
    - Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...]
East Charlotte Planning Process Moves Forward
by Edd Merritt, May 20,2010, Page 5..... What makes a village a village?
    - Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...]
Zoning Hearing on the Inn at the Old Lantern
by Edd Merritt, April 22, 2010, page 5..... Lisa and Roland Gaujac put their proposal to build an inn behind the Old Lantern on Greenbush Road before the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 7.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...]
TownBites
by Edd Merritt, March 25, 2010, page 5..... Grant Received by Habitat, Denial of Tearoom at Berry Farm, and Liam Murphy Development Proposal.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...]
Raven Ridge Subdivision Approved
February 25, 2010..... by Edd Merritt Planning Commission approves Raven Ridge subdivision. The final plat application for a subdivision of the Raven Ridge properties now owned by Ed Evarts and Raven Davis came before the Planning Commission.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...]
Do We Need a Solid Waste Disposal Drop-Off Center in Charlotte?
by Edd Merritt February 11, 2010, page 5..... Stephen Brooks, Charlotte’s representative to the Chittenden County Solid Waste Disposal District (CSWD), invited Brian Wright, facilities manager, to describe the organization’s operations and wishes for
    - Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...]
Habitat Receives Preliminary Approval from Planning
by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 1..... Eric Morrow and David Mullin from Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and Peter Schneider from Efficiency Vermont met with members of the local task force overseeing plans for building three affordable houses on t
    - Submitted: Tuesday, January 26th [more ...]
Habitat for Humanity Seeks Interested Home Owners
by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 4..... Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity is building three affordable houses in Charlotte on the Burns Property off Greenbush Road across from the Old Lantern.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, January 26th [more ...]
Affordable Housing Projects Top Planning Commission Agenda
by Edd Merritt 1/14/10, Page 4..... At its December 17 and January 7 meetings, the Charlotte Planning Commission heard requests for construction of affordable housing in three corners of town.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, January 12th [more ...]
Plouffe Lane Raises Questions of Accessibility and Parking
by Edd Merritt 1/14/10, Page 5..... How many of us remember turning off Carpenter Road onto Plouffe Lane in order to dump our garbage?
    - Submitted: Tuesday, January 12th [more ...]
East Charlotte Planning Report Posted for Review
The draft Final Report on the East Charlotte Village Planning Process has been issued for public review and comment.
    - Submitted: Friday, January 8th [more ...]
Planning Commission receives draft of report on East Charlotte meetings
David Raphael, a consultant who facilitated three meetings of interested residents talking about elements they would like to see in Charlotte’s East Village plan, submitted a draft of his final report to the Planning Commission.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, December 15th [more ...]
Planning Commission Seeks Input for East Village Plan
The Planning Commission is beginning a planning process focusing on the East Charlotte Village
    - Submitted: Tuesday, January 6th [more ...]
Planning Commission Hears Proposed Changes to Town Plan
Following ongoing subdivision requests by individuals, the Planning Commission heard public comments on sections of the Town Plan at its meeting last Thursday.
    - Submitted: Wednesday, December 3rd [more ...]
Burleigh Proposal for Subdivision and Conservation Receives Kudos
The Charlotte Planning Commision reviewed the sketch plan for a two-lot subdivision of the Burleigh farm off the southern portion of Spear Street.
    - Submitted: Sunday, August 31st [more ...]
The Town’s Best Interest?
Landowners spoke out against public use of ancient roads at the April 3 Planning Commission meeting after reading over evaluations prepared by a commission sub-committee.
    - Submitted: Wednesday, April 16th [more ...]
What Has Changed in the Town Plan?
by Dean Bloch, Planning Commission
    - Submitted: Friday, October 12th [more ...]
Pease Mountain Subdivision Gains Planning Approval
Peter Schneider and Jessica Donovan’s application to develop a major residential subdivision of eight lots on the lower northeast slope of Pease Mountain in central Charlotte was approved by the Planning Commission with several conditions.
    - Submitted: Thursday, August 9th [more ...]
Pease Mountain Plan Draws Large Audience
Nearly 40 people came to hear and be heard at the Planning Commission’s continuation of a plat hearing for the Planned Residential Development being proposed on the north slope of Pease Mountain.
    - Submitted: Tuesday, May 22nd [more ...]
Upcoming Planning & Zoning Events:

Planning Commission Meeting August 5, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting August 19, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting September 2, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting September 16, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting October 7, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting October 21, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting November 4, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting November 18, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting December 2, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting December 16, 2010 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting January 6, 2011 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting January 20, 2011 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting March 3, 2011 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission [more...]

Planning Commission Meeting March 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Planning Commission. [more...]

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