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Duties

The Zoning Board of Adjustment’s authority and duties are laid out in both the Vermont State Statutes and the Waitsfield Zoning Regulations. With assistance from the Zoning Administrator, the ZBA’s job is to evaluate and decide upon the appropriateness of proposed development measured against the standards and procedures defined in the Waitsfield Zoning Regulations. It is an important and difficult job carried out by volunteers appointed by the Selectboard. This is an important process toward implementing the vision, goals and policies expressed in the Waitsfield Town Plan and codified in its development regulations--one case at a time--while at the same time respecting due process, the rights of applicants, and the rights of the public to participate.

The ZBA has the following duties:

adjudicates appeals of acts or decisions made by the Zoning Administrator;

adjudicates appeals for variances from the provisions of the Zoning Regulations;

considers applications for conditional uses;

considers applications for development in the flood plain; and

interprets the meaning of provisions of the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations when questions arise.

Meetings
The ZBA meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, 7:30 PM, in the Waitsfield Town Office.

Members are urged to let staff know as early as possible if they will be unable to attend a scheduled meeting so arrangements can be made to ensure a quorum.

Contact
David Jescavage, AICP
Waitsfield Zoning Administrator
9 Bridge Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
(802) 496-2218
E-mail: wfplanner@madriver.com

Members and Terms

Current Members	Term Expires
Brian Shupe, Chair	Mar. 2008
Mark Sinclair	Mar. 2009
Hallie Tamez	Mar. 2009
Robert Shaffer	Mar. 2008
Michael Kingsbury	Mar. 2007
Eleanor D'Aponte	Mar. 2007
Gib Geiger, Jr.	Mar. 2009

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Links (Documents and outside links will be in a separate window)

*Town Documents*		Waitsfield Zoning Bylaws
		Waitsfield Proposed Subdivision Regulations
		Waitsfield Town Plan
		Irasville Growth Center Rezoning Initiative

*Sources for Techncial Support*		Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs
		Vermont Planning Information Center
		Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission

*Legal & Legislative*		Changes to Chapter 117 (Act 115)
*Legal & Legislative*		Vermont Statutes On-line: Title 24 Chapter 117

Updated April 4, 2007

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