Thetford Planning Commission Meeting

Subject: [Thetford] Thetford Planning Commission Agenda (Thetford Town Hall & Zoom Online, August 4, 2026/7:00 p.m.)

Thetford Planning Commission Agenda (Thetford Town Hall & Zoom Online, August 4, 2026/7:00 p.m.) 7:00 1. Meeting Called To Order/Agenda Review/Attendee ID 2. Public Comment 3. Review of July 21, 2026 Minutes 4. Selectboard Report 5. ‘Trip’ & Liaison Reports 7:30 6. Zoning Bylaw Questions (via Zoning Administrator Kelly Gardner: a) Parking Space Definition and Required Setbacks; b) Driveway Approval Authority (Selectboard => Town Manager); c) Temporary Residential Permits (during Construction or Major Renovation); d) Accessory Dwelling Units (Gross versus Livable Floor Area); e) Wastewater Permits (Installation and Connection Requirements prior to Occupancy or Issuance of a Zoning Permit?); f) Portable & Plug-in Solar Panels (Zoning Permit Requirement?); g) Data Centers (Prohibition in all Zoning Districts?) 7. Table 2.1 Junkyard/Salvage Yard & Landfill Section References (5.05 => 5.04; 5.06 => 5.05) 8:45 8. New Business: August 18 Agenda Topics 9:00 Adjourn Town Calendar Zoom Link Information: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81628935478?pwd=ezX0D4IkeikGiSYeap2ZuEG1W3kA2N.1 Meeting ID: 816 2893 5478 Password: 928515 Phone Number: +1 646-558-8656 To Call In Only: 1-646-558-8656 (same Meeting ID and Password) a) The above link will take you to the meeting where you can input the Meeting ID. Zoom will give you the options to connect via the Zoom application, via your browser or via phone. b) Join the meeting using 'audio only'. c) Avoid sound interference by joining on only one device or phone. d) If you are participating by phone, call the number above and enter the Meeting ID, followed by a #, then push # again. e) Set volume only as loud as needed to hear. f) Mute audio until invited to speak during the 'Public Comment' portion(s) of the Agenda. g) The meeting will be recorded, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 840 requirements. The public shall have access to copies of such electronic recordings as described in section 316 of this title: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/01/005 Note: 2024 Act 133 Open Meeting Law Changes Instead of extending the temporary changes in Act 1 of 2023, in 2024 the Vermont Legislature made permanent changes to the Open Meeting Law with the enactment of Act 133 (S.55) that replaced the expiring changes: https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT133/ACT133%20As%20Enacted.pdf Transparency is an essential element of open and democratic government. In Vermont, the primary means of providing transparency are the State’s open meeting law, 1 V.S.A. §§ 310-314, and the public records law, 1 V.S.A. §§ 315-320. These laws implement the command of Chapter I, Article 6 of the Vermont Constitution that officers of government are “trustees and servants” of the people and are “at all times, in a legal way, accountable to them.”