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Mr. Wickens agreed that the plan is written by laymen, not professional planners, and that what is needed is a house by house survey of all the town’s buildings, residential and commercial. The survey would include the type of structure, the vintage and construction. “This data about bathtubs and two-car families is bureaucratic nonsense.”
“No way,” Mr. Frizzell added, “does this stuff jive or gel from what you’ve told me. It appears to be extrapolated from data elsewhere.” He asked if there is any reason — such as grant applications — which requires that the data be included in the plan.
“Absolutely none,” Mr. Wickens replied, since the only state grant the town has received is for litter control. “We’ve been invited to Richmond,” he told the other commissioners. “We’re allowed to spend the litter grant to go to Richmond and sop up booze and attend the litter control awards banquet.” (At its December meeting, members of the Town Council declined the invitation to attend the banquet, calling it a waste of public money.)
In other business, the planning commission:
• Suggested that the responsibility for approval of parking lot proposals be shared with or transferred to the Architectural Review Board. Plans would have to include provisons for screening, proposed lighting and surface construction.
• Proposed that an amendment be added to the zoning ordinance which would allow the contract purchaser of a property to apply to the Town Council for a special use permit. Under the present ordinance, only the
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