b'C H A P T E R S E V E Nsupport a well? That well, he explained, should provide potable water for an entire household. He urged that the town adopt a policy on this, either through a Board of Health regulationprobably a faster avenue of the two options, he feltor by changing the Zoning Bylaw.Representing the Board of Health, Jean Young welcomed Donnans suggestion. Its a great idea, she said. Id love to see it happen, but can you legally hold that up in court? Her postscript: Were going to have to have darn good lawyers out there. At the same time, local boards and agencies facing these stiff challenges would have to be supported by Town government. Selectman Ron Bergstrom spoke directly to that issue. Ill promise you that whatever I have to do, Ill back you up, he asserted. Veteran Board of Health member Paul Kelley emphasized a parallel note: You have to empower the individuals who are taking the risk, to take the risk. We need legal support!The town needed something else, according to William Schweizer. Do away with grandfathering, he appealed. It we could eliminate that, we could change all the zoning in this town. A further insight on that issue came from Chathams first planner, Margo Fenn, sitting in as an observer from the Cape Cod Commission. A provision in the act forming the commission addresses grandfathering, she advised. Its the section allowing a town to set up a district of critical planning concern. Once a DCPC is established, regulations adopted are not subject to grandfathering provisions .Its a tool the town should be aware of.Chathams director of Community Development, Kevin McDonald, picked up on the zoning matter, offering a judgment and some advice. It would be easy, he said, to characterize our Zoning Bylaw as more lenient than any other Ive ever seen.He then underscored the role of the Planning Board as being ready to listen to anyone with any proposals.Those might have to do with density. If you want to control density, he said, you need to address the smaller lots. Further:Obviously, tear-downs are a concern .in the smaller neighborhoods. Those can be addressed also, as weve tried to do with .new regulations .of reducing lot coverage from 25 percent down to 15 percent. But really, attention has to be paid to how many lots you want to grandfather.Go to the Planning Board, he stressed, adding, If you present the right things to them, they have to sign them.124'