File #: 20-114    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 5/18/2020 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 5/26/2020 Final action:
Title: To waive the fee requirement for Change of Use permits for Windham restaurants. (3-5 minutes)
Attachments: 1. 20-114 Cover Sheet, 2. TC memo Restaurant and Retail Sales Town Response to Covid19, 3. Windham Restaurant permit process, 4. Fee Schedule

I.                     Council Action Requested.

Title

To waive the fee requirement for Change of Use permits for Windham restaurants.  (3-5 minutes)

 

Body

II.                     Basis for Council Action.

 

Council approval of this item is required because;

 

a.                     Article II, Section 3. I., states Council authorized to “exercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute.”

 

III.                     Issue Summary.

 

In response to COVID-19 operating restrictions, this order is requesting the Council waive typical fees collected relative to temporary Change of Use permits, allowing restaurants to expand their seating footprint to accommodate social distancing requirements.