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building. Others would only require a 35-foot setback. The 45-foot setback, from the middle of the road, would be required for Main St., Middle St., Warren Ave., the Fodderstack Road, Harris Hollow Road, Mt Salem Ave., and Piedmont Ave.
Builders are allowed to build closer to the road with a special use permit if they can show that sur^ rounding properties are closer. j
Council members also agreed toadd a preamble section to the zoning, ordinance, similar to one in the cur-', rent ordinance and to add a new sec-; tion at the beginning of the body of; the ordinance stating that only those’ uses mentioned as being allowed ei-1 ther by right of with a special use’ permit will be allowed in town. Mr ‘ Reynolds warned, however, that if* council ignores a non-conforming use. for a long period of time, they can! lose the right to have the use; stopped. “If you let it sit there long; enough, you don’t have any standingto change it,” he said.
He also said there is no way to' guarantee to someone who is not an applicant a right to appeal decisions by the zoning administrator. Councilmembers asked if John McCarthy,! who acts as zoning administrator for! the town, could notify the council of; decisions he makes. Mr. Reynoldssaid he would tell Mr. McCarthy of! the council’s wishes, but Mr. McCar-’ thy makes some decisions without j any paper record. He added that anyone can appeal a decision to allow any building to the court within 15. days of the start of construction, but! that does not allow appeal to the; Board of Zoning Appeals.
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