Town of Panton
Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Adjustment
Minutes of January 13, 2005

Planning Members Present:		Guests:
L. Giovanella	M. Hermann	D. Bourgeois
S. Hofmann	R. Klein	D Mueller
R. Moulton	A. Tisbert

Call to Order: The Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting was called to order in the Panton Town offices at 7:12 p.m., by S. Hofmann, Vice Chair. A quorum was established.

Approval of Minutes: Acting Chair Hofmann asked to have the word “claim” added to the minutes of December 2, 2004, page 2, paragraph 1, line 17. Motion by R. Moulton to amend the minutes as such, seconded by M. Hermann. So voted and motion carried. Motion by M. Hermann, to accept the minutes as amended and seconded by R. Klein. So voted and motion carried.

Old Business:
Mr. Bourgeois asked on the status of the Town Plan. Vice Chair Hofmann explained there will be an official hearing Thursday, January 27, 2005 and the plan will be available for review in the town offices by Monday, January 24, 2005.

R. Moulton advised the Commission that Charles & Denise Strona on 22A also are waiting to subdivide.

Vice Chair Hofmann mentioned that he spoke with Chair Raphael regarding permitting fees and that Chair Raphael agreed the fees should be increased. The new fee schedule prepared by Zoning Administrator E. Hanson was reviewed. Included in the new schedule is penalty for non-compliance which would be 25% before discovery and double if done after discovery plus the appellant would incur any legal fees. Motion by R. Moulton to approve new fee schedule as submitted and seconded by M. Herman. So voted and motion carried.

Vice Chair Hofmann mentioned that Z.A. E. Hanson couldn’t find many of the zoning files; site plans and septic plans in the files. He called former Z.A. D. Dows who had the missing information. He left a full box of files at the Town Clerk’s office a few days later. Evidently D. Dows had two sets of files, one of which he kept at his home and one set which was located here. The information in the box was missing information on the Laura Lee Bushey property and the Vorsteveld permitting process which E. Hanson has been working on.

A. Tisbert mentioned that the DeGraaf barn has been bulldozed down and pushed into a pile in the field.


New Business:

R. Klein informed the Commission that International Paper may be performing an experimental burn which will last two weeks and there will be many agencies watching them from Vermont and New York. He further added that IP will probably get the permits to perform this burn but if they should get to a certain point the burn will be shut down.

D. Mueller presented a sketch for a proposed subdivision on the North side of Panton Road and asked to be placed on the agenda for a hearing or tell him what is required to accomplish the subdivision. Steve Revell has designed the septic system and now D. Mueller would just like a consensus that this may be an ok thing to do. It was discussed that the subdivision is plausible; subdividing to a ten (10) acre parcel vs. a two (2) acre parcel. D. Mueller will fill out the necessary paperwork to get it started and it was mentioned that the permitting process probably wouldn’t be completed until mid March.

Adjournment:

Motion by R. Moulton to adjourn at 8:15 p.m. R. Klein seconded the motion. So voted and motion carried.

Respectfully submitted, Susan Torrey Scribe

Next Meeting January 27, 2005