Hollis board asks staff to draft ordinance language clarifying pool setbacks and accessory-structure rules

At the end of the meeting the board approved minutes and turned to new business, asking staff to prepare ordinance language addressing pools and how they should be classified among accessory structures. Several members said the current code's treatment of pools was unclear and recommended drafting proposed language ahead of a September meeting and a joint meeting in October.

The board asked for a staff memo or draft that would clarify whether pools should require full setbacks like principal structures or remain treated as accessory structures with different side-yard standards. The planner's earlier memo and the hearing experience were cited as motivation to clarify code language and inspection checklists so permit applicants and contractors better understand requirements.

Board members asked Donna (clerk) and staff to circulate draft language and to schedule the ordinance discussion on the September agenda regardless of other cases.