Development Review Board (DRB)

The Plainfield DRB meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall Opera House.  The DRB is a quasi-judicial board (i.e., acts like a court) that hears appeals from decisions of the Zoning Administrator. The DRB also reviews and makes decisions on applications for planned residential development applications, conditional use applications, and requests for variances from the Plainfield Zoning Ordinance.
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Development of land in Plainfield is governed by the Plainfield Zoning Ordinance. Contact Karen Storey, Zoning Administrator, for information on developing your land.

• ​Development Review Board Policy, 2019 Amendment
• Zoning Ordinance Amendment Draft (October 10, 2022) for public hearings
• Zoning Ordinance Amendment Draft, March 20, 2017
• Development Review Board Policy, 2009

painting by Susan Abbott

DRB Members

Janice Walrafen, Chair (current term expires 2025)
Seth Mullendore (current term expires 2025)
Mary Niebling (current term expires 2026)
Jesse Cooper

DRB Decisions

The Development Review Board Decisions are posted publicly by the year the case was commenced. The Decisions can be found here.

DRB Meeting Agendas

2025

• July 9, 2025 - Agenda
• July 2, 2025, and July 9, 2025 -
  • Site visit, July 2, 2025, 6:00 pm, Location: 153 Main Street, (former Winooski Valley Co-op)
  • Hearing, July 9, 2025 - Agenda and Notice
    • Zoning Permit Application
    • List of Abutters
• June 11, 2025 - Agenda
• May 14, 2025 - Agenda
  • Frank Mitchell PUD map
• Apr 17, 7:00 PM - Combined DRB and Planning Comm meeting, Agenda
• Apr 9, 7:00 PM - Agenda
  • Lloyd Farnham ZPA 2025-06 Boundary Line Adjustment with Devonia, LLC - Notice of Hearing 
    • 2025-06 BLA application
    • ​Site Plan
    • ​Abutting Landowners
    • ​Letter from Devonia, LLC
• March 12, 7 PM - Agenda
  • 16 Main St. - Notice of Hearing
    • Change in Use application
    • Site Plan
  • Sketch Plan Review:  Plainfield Village Expansion Project ​
    • Sketch Plan - Proposed
    • Sketch Plan - Existing
    • Survey
• February 12, 7 PM - Agenda, Zoom link
  • ZPA 2024-27 Estate of Robert Barasch Subdivision Sketch Plan
  • Letter to Plainfield DRB from Estate of Barasch, 2-6-25
  • Barasch Update 1-15-2025
  • Motion to modify stipulation 1-15-2025
  • Ex 2 - Order approving stipulation-ID290265825
  • Ex 5 - Preliminary Survey-ID290272632
  • Affidavit of Carlene Covey - 12-30-24
  • ww permit
  • Steward 10-04-24 email
  • Steward 1-03-25 email
• January 8, 2025, 7 PM - Agenda and Notice of Public Hearing
  • ​lawyer letter
  • Steward email
  • Barasch estate maps - North and South
  • letters from Janet Steward and Heather Devine
  • Wetlands Review and maps
    • Wetland Review
    • Barasch subd sketch 8-18-2024
    • BARASCH SOUTH PROP REC 12-18-24 (1)
    • BARASCH NORTH PROP 2ND REV  REC 12-18-24 (1)

​ 2024 ​

• Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 7 PM - Agenda

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DRB Meeting Minutes

• May 14, 2025 - minutes, video
• Apr 9, 2025 - minutes, video
• Mar 12, 2025 - minutes, video
• Feb 12, 2025 - minutes, video
• Jan 8, 2025 - minutes, video  (video takes several minutes to start)

Prior Years DRB Meeting Minutes

2024​

• December 11,  video
• November 13, video
• October 9, video
• September 24, video
• September 11, video
• August 14, video
• July 17, video
• June 12, video
• May 8, video
• April 10, video

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2023

• December 13
• November 8
• October 11
• September 13
• June 14
• ​​March 8
• February 8

2022

• August 2
• July 27
• May 11
• April 13
• February 9
• January 12

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2021

• December 8
• October 13
• August 11
• July 14
• June 9
• May 12
• April 14
• March 10
• February 10
• January 13

2020

• December 9
• November 11
• October 14
• September 23
• March 11
• February 12
• January 8

2019

• November 13
• ​October 9
• September 11
• August 14
• July 10
• June 12
• May 15
• March 13
• January 2

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2018

• December 12
• November 14
• October 10
• September 12
• August 15
• July 11
• June 13
• May 16
• April 11
• March 14​

2017

• December 13
• November 8
• August 9
• July 14
• May 3
• April 12
• March 8
• February 8

2016

• December 14
• November 9
• October 12
• September 14
• July 13
• June 8
• May 11
• April 13
• March 9
• February 10
• January 13

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2015

• October 14
• September 23
• July 8
• June 10
• May 13
• April 8
• March 11
• February 11
• January 26
• January 14

2014

• December 18
• December 10
• October 8
• June 11
• May 14
• April 9
• February 12
• January 8

2013

• December 11
• November 13
• October 9
• August 28
• August 14
• July 10
• June 12