Development Review Board

The Poultney Development Review Board is a Quasi-Judicial board, the members of which are appointed by the Selectboard for a 2-year term. The Development Review Board is charged with the proper interpretation of the Zoning Regulations and their consequent application within the town, and with the administration of the procedures allocated to it by this Zoning Regulation.

Members (All terms are 2 years and expire in 2026)

• Chair, Jaime Lee
• Mark Teetor
• Benjamin Thirkield
• Margaret Mug
• Jonathan Andrews

The Development Review Board is charged with the proper interpretation of the Zoning Regulations and their consequent application within the town, and with the administration of the procedures allocated to it by this Zoning Regulation including the following:

1. To hear and rule on appeals to any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Administrative Officer in the administration and enforcement of the Zoning Regulations.
2. To hear and grant or deny a request for a variance or waiver in the application of provisions of the Zoning Regulations in accordance with Sections 1404, 1405, 1406 and 1407.
3. To hear and rule on:
   a.    Applications for a conditional use.
   b.    Applications for the repair, relocation, replacement, or enlargement of a nonconforming structure within the Flood Hazard District; these duties are defined by the Poultney Flood Hazard Area Regulations.
   c.    Applications for a site plan review if the Board determines that the proposal conforms to the standards as designated in the Zoning Regulations.
   d.    Applications for nonconformity enlargement, repair, replacement, and extension.
   e.    Applications for rights‐of‐way or easements for development lacking frontage.
   f.    Requests for waivers of dimensional standards.
   g.    Applications for a subdivision of land if the Board determines that the proposal conforms to the standards as designated in the Zoning Regulations and Subdivisions Regulations.
4. To present findings, in accordance with procedures set out in the Municipal Administrative Procedures Act, on criteria 6, 7, and 10 (Educational Services, Municipal Services, Local Plans), of all Act 250 applications within the Town of Poultney.
5. To hear, review, and decide, after due public notice and hearing, all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass according to this or any other regulation.