Decisions

A. The zoning board of review shall render a decision on each application within fifteen (15) days of the day the public hearing is closed. The written decision shall be posted in the planning, zoning and building department and in the town clerk’s office, in a location visible to the public, within thirty (30) days of the day the decision was rendered. The date of posting shall be noted on the document. A decision granting a variance or special use permit also shall be recorded in the land evidence records.

B. The written decision shall include findings of fact, conclusions of law, and any conditions imposed. It shall include the names of the members present and absent, the names of members who participated in the public hearing, the names of the members who voted, and the vote of each voting member.

C.  The zoning board of review clerk shall mail a copy of the written decision to the applicant and to any other party who participated in the public hearing and who provided the clerk with his or her name and address, by any method that provides confirmation of receipt, within one day of the day the decision was posted. The clerk also shall provide a copy of the written decision to the zoning enforcement officer.

D. The zoning board of review shall keep minutes of each meeting. The minutes shall include the date, time, and place of the meeting; the members present or absent; a record of votes taken, the names of members voting and how each member voted, and the names of applicants and witnesses. A record of all votes taken and how each member voted shall be available to the public at the planning, zoning and building department within two 2 weeks of the date of the meeting. Minutes of the meeting shall be available to the public at the planning, zoning and building department within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting. A competent stenographer shall take the minutes of each public hearing. 

(Ord. dated 4-1-14; Ord. dated 11-3-15; Ord. dated 1-2-18)