DRAFT
Sanbornton Planning Board
Workshop Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2005
Roll Call
The meeting opened at 7:02 PM with the following members in attendance: Don Borms, member; Jim Wells, alternate; Helmut Busack, Chairman and Dave Lorch, Town Planner.
Absent were: Dick Gardner, member; Carmine Cioffi, alternate; James Cianci, alternate; Ralph Carter, Vice Chairman; Andrew Livernois, Selectmen Representative; Daureen Harding, Planning Board secretary.
Action on the September 6 workshop meeting minutes were postponed for another meeting until more people were in attendance.
Mr. Wells was seated as a regular member in place of Ralph Carter.
NEW BUSINESS none
OLD BUSINESS
a) Griffin subdivision The chairmen postponed this application until later in the meeting. Reasoning: the chairman would have to step down for the Board to hear the application and this would not leave enough members for a quorum.
b) Resort Zone discussion continued Bill Cutillo explained to the members how his team had incorporated into the proposed regulations the recommendations offered by the Planning Board during the August workshop. Changes and details were added to the descriptions and the uses were defined for the district. Planner Lorch then distributed a letter from the Fire Chief which offered a recommendation for the maximum building height of 45 feet to the peak for all structures except communication towers.
Mr. Cutillo then turned the floor over to his planner Tim Gordon, who explained the preliminary steps to developing a master plan for Steele Hill. Mr. Gordon identified the areas marked for development which are located adjacent to Taylor Road. He indicated the operating farm, the acres of open space and the main building complex in place at this time. Steel Hill occupies approximately 500 acres, land under conservation easement occupies around 345, with 155 acres with no restrictions. A conservation buffer in the form of a loop will surround the Steele Hill property and will be interconnected by open space corridors through the resort.
Don Borms asked for clarification on what was considered elderly housing. He also recommended for the protection of proponents of the Resort District, to also pursue circulating a petition to the same effect in anticipation of town meeting. Time Gordon explained that the density of dwelling units is based on the capacity of the land to support houses.
Mr. Cutillo urged the Planning Board to pass this draft regulation by our attorney. The Chairmen offered for the Board to take another look at the proposal at the next regular meeting on October 18th. If the Board felt the draft regulations were in their final form, then they will consider having the Town Counsel review it.
a) Griffin subdivision and Scattered and Premature Development subdivision regulations.
Andrew Livernois joined the board at this time. Chairman Busack stepped down as a member while the Board discussed the subdivision regulation Scattered and Premature Development, in regard to the Griffin subdivision application. Mrs. Griffin brought to the Board’s attention that Shute Hill Road has been improved over the years and is now easily accessible. She also explained that people are being granted building permits so why can’t they get subdivision approval. Response: subdivision approval is separate from a building permit. Helmut Busack rejoined the Board and resumed his position as Chairman.
OTHER BUSINESS
a) Update on the two special studies for the Country Oaks proposal. The traffic study was distributed prior to the meeting. The Environmental Impact study was received in PDF format this afternoon and copies have been made for distribution at tonight’s meeting, explained the Planner.
b) Joint land use board meeting for October 20th. Topics to be discussed at the meeting could be the treatment of Scattered and Premature Development regulations, where is Sanbornton headed and how do we want to direct growth.
PLANNER’S UPDATE
Planner reviewed the state of the Planning Board budget since it has been passed from the BOS to the Budget Committee. The Planner may share the code enforcement position with Jim Wells.
c) Planning Board Rules – revisions and amendments
Board members went through the draft rules page by page and commented on the material in bold which indicated new wording added since the August workshop. The Board finished going through the document and felt comfortable that with the revisions indicated tonight, this work was nearly completed. They wanted to look at the rules in final form before adopting them. Member Wells recommended the rules in their final form be saved on a CD and kept in a secure place so they will not have to be rewritten.
The Board discussed registration to the annual law lecture series and the annual Planning and Zoning Conference.
Meeting adjourned at 10:01
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