At a short Oct. 28 meeting, three China Planning board members and Codes Officer Nicholas French discussed proposing changes in the town’s Phosphorus Control Ordinance, last revised in 1993.
The ordinance is found on the town website, chinamaine.org, as Chapter 4 of the Land Development Code. It says its purpose is “To control the amount of phosphorus entering China Lake and Three Mile Pond from all new development.”
Board Chairman Toni Wall had reviewed the four-and-a-half page document and recommended only minor clarifications and updates – for example, using current titles of state documents referenced in the ordinance.
French told board members he thinks China’s subdivision ordinance should be on their list for review. And, he said, new state legislation will require municipalities to amend other ordinances to conform to state regulations, he thinks by 2027.
Wall remembered the last time legislators required ordinance changes, the revisions were so complex that board members asked town attorney Amanda Meader to draft them.
Board members canceled their Nov. 11 meeting, since it would fall on the Veterans Day holiday. Unless an unexpected urgent matter comes up, their next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25.
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