Buxton residents have another opportunity to speak on a proposed Buddhist temple in the community.
The Watt Samaki Cambodian Temple, 128 Back Nippen Road, is asking the Buxton Planning Board for a permit to meet at the property it bought three years ago. Monday at 7 p.m. in Buxton Town Hall, the board will continue its Jan. 21 public hearing on the request.
Two monks live in the home, which has an attached building that once housed a printing business. Several residents last month aired concerns about increased traffic on the rural road and parking.
A conditional use permit for a temple apparently is covered by a Buxton ordinance that would allow a church in the rural zone. But, the board could take more time to deliberate on conditions under which approval could be given.
“I don’t think any decision will be rendered,” Fred Farnham, Buxton code enforcement officer, said Tuesday about the likelihood of approval at Monday’s meeting.
The temple would also need approval from the state fire marshal’s office to hold gatherings in the building.
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