DRB Notice & Minutes 10-28-25
Town of Leicester
***Notice of Public Hearing***
Leicester Development Review Board
The Leicester Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the Leicester Town Office at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following application:
- (19-25 DRB),Application 19-25 DRB of Jason & Heather Disorda, 132 Lake Dunmore Road, Leicester, VT 05733, Parcel #070058 for a Section 3.7 Waiver of Setback for the construction of a 12’ x 14’ kitchen addition and a 12’ x 22’ deck on the south side of existing building. Existing building is 48’ from the south property line and this addition will reduce the south setback to 36’. (The zoning district standard is 50’.)
Applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, 44 Schoolhouse Rd, Leicester, VT during regularly scheduled hours.
Participation in this proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.
Jeff McDonough
DRB Chairman
October 2, 2025
Town of Leicester
Development Review Board
October 28, 2025 6:00pm
Hearing Permit Application 19-25-DRB
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Name |
Address |
Phone |
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Jason & Heather Disorda |
132 Lake Dunmore Rd, Leicester, VT 05733; Landowners/Applicants |
802.282.7323 |
6:05 P.M. Hearing called to order. Purpose of this hearing was to consider granting a Section 3.7 Waiver of Setback for construction and installation of an addition on the southerly side of existing home. Proposed addition extends the southern footprint by 6 feet beyond southernmost measurement. Setback presently measures 48 feet; addition reduces setback to 36 feet.
Roll call was taken. Present members of the Development Review Board (DRB): Lyndsay D’Avignon, Jeff McDonough (Chair), Donna Swinington, Jay Michael. Present non-members: Heather Disorda (Applicant), Jason Disorda (Applicant).
Heather and Jason were sworn in by Jeff. No conflicts of interest.
Board members assessed application sketch. It was noted that abutting landowners were absent for the hearing.
Donna had conducted a drive-by assessment of the property and witnessed the boundaries on either side of applicant’s parcel as wooded and both abutting neighbors’ homes set back.
Lyndsay asked if the applicants had considered building behind the exiting house. Due to land structure, building in that direction is not feasible.
Timeline was discussed. Communication preferences were noted.
6:14 P.M. Heather and Jason were thanked for their participation and dismissed for deliberative session – Lyndsay motioned, Jay seconded, deliberation began.
Lyndsay D’Avignon motioned to approve permit 19-25-DRB as submitted with no stipulations. Donna Swinington seconded.
Vote held by the board: aye unanimous, so approved.
6:16 P.M. Lyndsay motioned to adjourn without objection. So approved.
