Planning Commission — 2022-02-02

This is the minutes of the Centreville Planning Commission work session on February 2, 2022, focused on the Comprehensive Plan update Chapter IV (Natural Environment). Staff member Chris Jakubiak presented the draft chapter and maps showing forest preservation areas, FEMA 100-year floodplains tied to the Corsica River and its tributaries, wetlands, steep slopes, and forested areas. Commissioners asked for the specific town areas that fall under Wetlands, Steep Slopes, and Forests to be identified, and Jakubiak said he has contacted the Critical Area Commission for an official map and recommended modernizing Critical Area and Forest Conservation regulations, improving floodplain management, and establishing enforceable buffers rather than downzoning. No citizens spoke; Chair Darren Brown announced he will resign effective after the February 16 regular meeting; the session adjourned at 9:23 p.m. The packet also includes the draft Chapter IV text describing existing conditions for the Corsica River, stream buffers, floodplains, wetlands, steep slopes, and forests (the draft text is truncated at the end).