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An open letter to the town planner:

Dear Planner:

No more administrative permits. No more administrative conditional uses and no more administrative variances. These give too much power to the planner and too little oversight from the community.

The code should be:

15.10.043 Conditional use

Conditional use” means a use addressing a limited or specific need but, due to a potential adverse effect upon permitted uses or public services and facilities, is only allowed subject to the review AND APPROVAL OF the planning COMMISSION AND the criteria in this code and advertised in the paper, the...