Select Board Public Hearing

TOWN OF LYMAN – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice Document: TOL BOS Notice of Public Hearing 05 24 21

The Lyman Board of Selectmen will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Lyman Town Hall, 11 So Waterboro Rd for the purpose of hearing written and oral comments on the referendum questions to be voted on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Municipal Election.

ARTICLE 3: Shall a Charter Commission be established for the purpose of revising the Municipal Charter?

ARTICLE 4: To choose, by secret ballot, six (6) persons to serve on the Charter Commission if approved under Article 3 above. (By State Law, three (3) other members must be appointed by the Selectmen.)

ARTICLE 5: Shall an amendment to the Town of Lyman Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Article 15, Section C – Land Use Standards – Piers, Docks, Wharves, Bridges, and Other Structures and Uses Extending Over or Below the Normal High-Water Line of a Water Body or Within a Wetland be enacted? Note: Affecting the regulation of docks on right of ways. Copies of the text of the amendment are available from the Town Clerk’s Office.

ARTICLE 6: Shall an amendment to the Town of Lyman Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Article 17 – Definitions be enacted? Note: Defining “dock”. Copies of the text of the amendment are available from the Town Clerk’s Office.

ARTICLE 7: Shall an amendment to the Town of Lyman Zoning Ordinance Article 10 – General Town Wide Regulations be enacted? Note: Establishing Commercial Design Standards. Copies of the text of the amendment are available from the Town Clerk’s Office.

ARTICLE 8: Do you favor the Town looking into purchasing the Cousens School property? This is a straw vote and not legally binding.

There will be limited space for in person attendance therefore this Public Hearing will also be presented via Zoom. Meeting ID: 964 2715 5242 and Passcode: 762285. One tap mobile US: +13126266799, 96427155242# or +19294362866, 96427155242# Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782. For public comment using Zoom, you will need to send a message in the “Chat” or use the “Raise your hand” feature box. You will be unmuted/video enabled by the meeting host when it is time for public comment. To raise your hand via telephone, please hit *9.

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William Single, Chairman Pauline F. Weiss, Town Clerk

Proposed Amendment to the Town of Lyman Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Article 15, Section C – Land Use Standards – Piers, Docks, Wharves, Bridges, and Other Structures and Uses Extending Over or Below the Normal High-Water Line of a Water Body or Within a Wetland – (Note: Affecting the regulation of docks on right of ways.)

The owner of an easement or right-of-way leading to or touching upon a
water body does not have the right by implication to construct a dock on
the easement or right-of-way or use the easement or right-of-way to
facilitate the construction of a dock on the water body if the instrument
granting or reserving the easement or right-of-way does not expressly
include the right to construct a dock on the easement or right-of-way or
the right to use the easement or right-of-way to facilitate the construction of
a dock on the water body.