PLANNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
November 15, 2005
The meeting opened at 7:03 PM with the following in attendance: Helmut Busack, Chairman; Ralph Carter, Vice Chairman; Don Bormes, member; Carmine Cioffi, alternate, made voting member in place of Dick Gardner; James Cianci, alternate and Dave Lorch, Town Planner. Absent were: Andrew Livernois, Selectmen Representative; Dick Gardner, member and Jim Wells, alternate.
New Business:
A. Site plan application PO5-SPO1 Shanna Cowgill applicant, to establish a daycare facility in her home at 14 Birch Drive, located east of Hueber Drive, tax map/lot 3/19.
Carmine Cioffi makes a motion to accept site plan application PO5-SPO1 Shanna and Thomas Cowgill applicants, tax map/lot 3/19 to establish a daycare facility at their home at 14 Birch Drive. Ralph Carter seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
The applicant requests a waiver of the $200 application fee and a waiver on producing a site plan. After some discussion Carmine Cioffi makes a motion to waive $100 of the application fee. Ralph Carter seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed. Helmut Busack makes a motion to waive the site plan and engineers seal. Don Bormes seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
The applicant states that Health and Safety Officials have visited the site and given their approval.
Shanna now needs Town approval in order to get State approval.
No Public Discussion.
Don Bormes makes a motion to accept site plan application PO5-SPO1 Shanna Cowgill applicant, daycare facility in her home, tax map/lot 3/19. Carmine Cioffi seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
B. Ducharme subdivision in Meredith. The town of Meredith is inviting comment from the Planning Board. The Board discussed upgrades to New Rd. and Oak Hill Rd. Helmut Busack suggests that the Board of Selectmen and Public Works Dept. oversee the upgrades. Ralph Carter makes a motion to require New Rd. and Oak Hill Rd. be upgraded to a minimum of 22' wide with gravel surface and drainage and any other requirements of the Board of Selectmen. Don Bormes seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Old Business:
A. continued discussion of resort zone considered for town meeting, Oct. 17th draft and Jackson Wy. model ordinance. Bill Cutillo and Tim Jordan reviewed Ordinance 580 ( Jackson, Wy. ) They feel that their are some parts of the ordinance that could be incorporated into the resort zone ordinance that they are proposing, but there are also parts that would not work for this area. Helmut Busack expresses concerns on the regional impact this resort zone might have. Don Bormes likes the idea that the Master Plan was adopted in the Wy. plan. He would like to see the resort zone ordinance be developed slowly as we are moving into uncharted territory in this state. Bill Cutillo would like to know what process and what kind of time line the town would like to see. He would like to know how we could put this together.
Should we form a subcommittee to work on this ordinance.Mr. Cutillo would like to change the process of going to the ZBA and asking for variances every time there is development at Steele Hill. Don Bormes would like to have a more precise plan to present to the voters at Town Meeting. Susan Sleeper suggests that maybe we should work on the ordinance in phases. Ralph Carter would like to see a map of Steele Hill with all of the specific locations ( conference center, etc.) marked out. Carmine Cioffi is in agreement with Ralph. He feels that the Zone and Master Plan should go hand in hand. Dave Lorch is also in agreement that the Zone and Master Plan should be developed together and in phases. The board concludes that this ordinance will be worked on 1/2hr at workshop meetings and developed in phases. Dave Lorch, Bill Cutillo and Tim Jordan will work to create a time line for Mar. 2007.
C. Thompson cluster subdivision to create 17 residential lots. The Planning Board has been requested by the Zoning Board to identify in writing their concerns at this point in the subdivision review process. Don Bormes steps down from the board and James Cianci takes his place as voting member. The planning board reviews a draft motion for Atty. Boldt. Ralph Carter makes a motion to send the draft motion to Atty. Boldt. Carmine Cioffi seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed. Don Bormes is reseated as member of the board. Helmut Busack steps down, Ralph Carter assumes Chair and James Cianci stays seated in place of Helmut.
D. Continued Public Hearing subdivision application PO5-S1O for 3 lots on Rufus Colby Rd., Leon, Florence and Sharon Griffin and Danny Nadeau owners, map/lot 15/76-1, the agriculture zone. John Suldenski shows a new plan with 5% setaside. After some discussion the board requests that Dave Lorch call the State and find out if the septic system approval process needs to be done since lot 76-2 decreases in size from 5 acres to 3 acres. The premature for development issue has also not been resolved yet. Lot 1 is still waiting on DES approval. The planning board would like to do a site walk and make a list of their concerns. (Permission given by Mrs.Griffin).
Open To Public- Helmut Busack inquires as to whether the plan has a surveyors stamp. It does. He states that the surveyor did not show everything on the plan. There is a mobile home on the property that is not shown. Wayne Tardiff expresses concerns that everyone should comply with the ame regulations. He states that subdivisions have been denied on those rds. because of poor rd. conditions- premature for development. Helmut Busack states that in 1988 a subdivision was allowed that was already illegal. Mr. Tardiff says there is a law that states that subdivisions cannot be denied in an area where there is the knowledge that the rds. have been bad for a long period of time.
Dave Lorch will put together a list of issues concerning this property for the proposed site walk on 11/26 at 9:00 am. This site walk is for PB informational purposes only. Don Bormes makes a motion to continue public hearing for subdivision application PO5-S1O for 3 lots on Rufus Colby Rd. Map15 lot 76-1 until 12/20 meeting. Carmine seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Helmut Busack returns to Chair of the board and James Cianci steps down to alternate.
Other Business:
None.
Planners Update:
Dave Lorch will write another letter to LRPC to ask specifically what our dues cover.
Ralph Carter makes a motion to adjourn at 9:30 PM. Don Bormes seconds the motion. Vote: Unanimous. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by
Daureen Harding
Planning Board Secretary
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