Planning Board approves floodplain form, drops RV section
The Townsend Planning Board approved a floodplain overlay special permit form with a $500 filing fee. Meeting with three of five members, the board voted 3-0 to strike a recreational vehicle section on the building commissioner's advice and add State Building Code language.
Planning Board · Meeting of October 19, 2026
TOWNSEND — The Townsend Planning Board approved a floodplain overlay special permit form with a $500 filing fee. Meeting with three of five members, the board voted 3-0 to strike a recreational vehicle section on the building commissioner's advice and add State Building Code language. Members also voted 3-0 to advance a Water Department update to the groundwater protection map reference, and to recommend Carol Hoffses for the Town Properties Committee.
A member said the board would "be inclined to prohibit" battery storage in the aquifer protection district, though no decision was made. The board adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
In the full story:
- TOWNSEND — October 19, 2026 —
- Call to Order and Quorum
- Groundwater Protection District Map Reference
- Minutes
- Floodplain Overlay District Special Permit Application Form
- Route 119 Corridor Letter and Safety Audit Update
- Town Properties Committee
- Battery Energy Storage Bylaw
- Planning Assistance Grant and Wellness Bylaw
- Reports, Survey and Correspondence
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,854 words
Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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