Walpole Planning Board Workshop Minutes

November 26, 2024

7 pm

Present: Planning Board members Chair Jeff Miller, Vice-Chair Dennis Marcom, Clerk Jason Perron, Jeff Harrington, Joanna Andros, Trevor MacLachlan, Select Board Representative Steve Dalessio. Zoning Board of Adjustment members Pauline Barnes and Tom Winmill.

Topic: Draft v2 Zoning Amendment Formula Restaurants and Formula Retail Businesses in Boundaries of Commercial District, Section 6, Downtown Walpole Village.

The meeting started at 7 pm.

Mr. Harrington wrote the document v2 about the proposed zoning ordinance about excluding formula businesses in response to a letter the board received from town counsel, Jeremy Hockensmith. He expanded the section about the charm of Walpole’s historic village, added more standardized features and decreased the number establishments from 15 to 10. He will tweak the v2 draft and send a final v3 draft to the board. Since the intent of the original and v2 drafts are virtually the same, it was felt that second public hearing was not necessary.

The meeting ended at 7:20 pm.

These minutes are unapproved and will be reviewed at the regular December meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Marilou Blaine

WPB Secretary

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