Planning Board Minutes, October 25, 2016

 

Condensed from approved minutes

Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Jon Warzocha, Vice-Chair; Randall Costa; Doug Phelps; Paul Currier; Art Urie

Also present for duration of appropriate items: Pat Moyer, Planning and Zoning Coordinator; Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Bill Demers

Announcements

Teach stated that she and Town Administrator Marj Roy attended the Municipal Law Lecture Series presentation on October 16.

The November 8 meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 1.

Zoning Administrator

Powers indicated he had received a phone call from an abutter on Tilton Brook Road advising there is a shed being built and is concerned it is too close to the property line. Powers will go out to the property to review.

Planning and Zoning Coordinator

Moyer stated she continues to work on the driveway permits applications, procedures, and regulations. She distributed to Board members a packet of draft revisions to the permit application, procedures, and regulations for review and further revisions.

Moyer stated she had been contacted by Ray Gauthier on Monticello Drive regarding changing the zoning for his area to commercial zone in order to have a business in his area.

Non-Binding Consultation: Bill Demers presented a diagram of his property on Agony Hill Road indicating the 430’ of road frontage. The proposal is to divide out two or four acres for a building lot in the future.

After review, the Board determined that there is not enough road frontage for a second lot.

2017 Town Meeting

Teach presented a time-frame schedule with deadlines for public hearings and warrant articles in preparation for Town Meeting 2017.

Accessory Dwelling Units

Teach presented a new draft warrant article for the Zoning Ordinance titled “Accessory Dwelling Unit.” The board reviewed and made some revisions. Board members will distribute via e-mail additional comments and finalize a warrant article at the November 1, meeting.