6/15/2006 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE Minutes

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3 Mr. Maintanis said that the positions taken had to do with monetary issues in the town and that his goal was life/safety issues. He sm'd that the money issues involved in"Town were McMansions with their own private guest,suites.r Ms. Elizenbeny said that the ZBA wanted to legalize accessory apartments to exist in Town. The reply from Mr. Maintanis was that it would put the'Town in a legal bind. He talked about a house in Town where there was a drug raid going on upstairs. what ended up happening, he said,was a talk with the owner, and the owner had to go to the ZBA to get approved, so that they could kick out the tenant. The vice Chair said that if the party was going to have an apattment make it safe,to which Mr. Maintanis replied that the Building Department would try to make it safe and legal. Ms. Gurney said that the Board should have gotten involved with the owner. Mr. Maintanis said that the"Biggest thing is communications."He said that he had no empathy with people who had."deep pockets,"who had lawyers crafting the ruses, he added. He said that he wanted design/build companies to be held to a higher standard.He added that in the First two months,he wanted to nuke the building safe and then in two months,legal. He said that the State had developed a ticketing procedure on a commercial building, like a speeding ticket. He said that he didn't know if it applied to residences. He emphasized safety fust, then conmu cations as the biggest issues. He said that if"Someone was in violation of several issues, three different inspectional hoards should bear down.on them.' The vice Chair said that it would be a first step: Ms, Gurney said that"Right now, commu cation is a cultural thing"and that t4consultation and cooperation"'was needed. . Doug Stoffs, the Clerk, said that"So many aspects of the Zoning Ordinance may have trade are out-of-date, some are impossible to maintain compliance."'He said that some by-laws were absurdly written. He added that he"applauded life/safety fust.}x He said that one of the resources the BRCC was working on was making water resources more user-friendly."Mr. Storrs emphasized that the Committee was focusing on water sources, mr. Mai tams said to"Quit fertilizing golf courses." Mr. Storrs replied;'Don't use chemicals on the lawn at mashot commons:," Mr. Miller said that it was his personal opinion regarding by-laws that they`cannot be quantified.'�He said that it would be helpful for homeowners and those new to Town Hall that it was worth hiring a third party attorney to create an`{ad hoc dialogue,"'He suggested a procedural suggestion box, "{To fie off e-mail once a month and the pg Department or'town Planner could look at i s sues once a month and look at e-mails." Mr. Maintanis said he thought that"phantom e-mailing"was an excellent idea and would save money, The,Vice Chair said that those to be contacted should be on the Town's web page. He said that the issues need to be separated and shown to the voters. The various BRCC members also discussed noise control and that noise by-lags should be enforceable. The Vice Chair said that what he would like to see happen is that Mr. Maintanis draft what things he was doing in Zoning Enforcement andgive it to Don Myers of the Board of Selectman's Cottee. Mr. Maintanis said that he would request a meeting with contractors, with Building Department for lawyers, surveyors, enginee s and contractors regarding zoning enforcement, any kinds of enforcement. The BRCC members talked amongst themselves regarding meetings being held every }: two weeks and that the meetings should be short and to the point. The vice Chair said that if someone could not make it,the Board could send an alternate member.