06-15-05

WILTON PLANNING BOARD
June 15, 2005

Members Present- Alec MacMartin, Neil Faiman, Selectmen’s Rep. Dan Donovan, Chairperson Matt Fish, Andrew Fairbank, NRPC Rep. Steve Wagner, Brian Sullivan, Alt. David Holder , Bruce Johnson.

The chairperson called the meeting to order at 7:34pm. He also read a resignation letter from member Bruce Johnson.
Mr. MacMartin made motion to thank Bruce Johnson for time served. Mr. Faiman seconded it. Motion passed.

Minutes

Page 2, line 3: should read “the plan was not clear about the pitch and drainage of the parking area”.
Page 5 line 13 should be “biodegradable hydraulic fluid”.
Line 19 should be hydraulic fluid.
Page 3, line 27: Elmer’s last name is Santerre.
VOTE: Mr. Johnson made motion to accept the minutes as amended. Mr. MacMartin seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Continued cases
Nextel – Lot 12-4
Cell Tower Antenna

The applicant was not present. Their conditional approval will be rescinded at the July 20, 2005 meeting if the conditions are not met. A letter should have been sent and a new one will be sent.

VOTE: Mr. MacMartin- motion to continue until July 20, 2005. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Mike & Linda Maki and Janet Merrill – Lot F-162
Addition and increased parking lot space

The terms of conditional approval and plans were signed.

Quinn Brothers, Wilton Center Road - Lots C-99-1 & C-99-2
Reclamation plan

Mr. Donovan was off the Board.
Tom Quinn was present.
Mr. Quinn said Normandeau has not reviewed the plan yet, since he was just about to pay their requested estimate. He requests continuance until next month. He expressed dismay about their estimate of $4,000 to review the plans, feeling that was high. Mr. Fish suggested we look into retaining a local engineering firm for smaller projects.

VOTE: Mr. MacMartin- motion to continue until July 20, 2005. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Quinn Brothers, Wilton Center Road- Lots C-99-1 & 2
Subdivision

Tom Quinn also requested a continuance on this for reasons above.

VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to continue to July. Mr. Faiman seconded the motion. Mr. Donovan abstained. Motion passed.

Mr. Donovan discussed where in our regulations driveway sight distances were specified. Mr. MacMartin said there was a study which we were using as a guideline, and asked Mr. Wagner to identify this study. The Board discussed whether sight distance should be related to speed limits. The Board asked Mr. Wagner to look into language for a sight distance regulation. Sent to a work session.

New Applications
Quinn Bros./ Mike Davidson – Lots E-22 and E-29 thru E-32
Non-compliance with site plan

Mr. Donovan was back on the Board.
Mr. Tom Quinn was present
Mr. Quinn asked if we received letter from EGGI and submitted a copy. EGGI addressed concrete fueling and parking pad and said one oversized pad was better than two smaller ones. They are not yet prepared to make recommendations on the other issues (unattended equipment and short term use of equipment with non biodegradable hydraulic fluid).

Mr. Quinn submitted an as-built drawing of the new pad. Discussed the note on temporary equipment not needing biodegradable hydraulic fluid, but will wait for input from EGGI before specifying a length of time to define “temporary”.

VOTE: Mr. Sullivan made motion to continue to July. Mr. Donovan seconded the motion. Motion passed.

House by Side of Road (Annex) – Lot F-27
Site plan for former Convenience 101 - Change of Use

Mr. Donovan was off the Board.
Abby MacFarland was present. See file for new plan.
The Plan is an amendment to the Convenience 101 plan, as it is a change of use. There is a small strip of land on the plan owned by the Town, deeded to us in 1969. Speculation is that it used to be the Sharkey’s driveway. They would need permission to use town land as a right of way or driveway, and this needs to be resolved before approval.

Also status of wetlands remediation needs to be resolved. The Board requested that note 21 changed, which stated that all lighting is to be grandfathered. Since we are reviewing a change of use, all lighting on the building should be brought into compliance. Steve said he already requested that change, and we suspect that Mr. Todd, the engineer may have inadvertently submitted a prior revision of the plan. Also the internally lit sign does not meet regulations, but Mrs. MacFarland said she’d be happy to leave that turned off.

VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made motion to continue to next month. Mr. Sullivan seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Pre Applications
Joan Lemire
Elderly housing on Intervale Road

Ms. Lemire is considering six elderly housing units, and was hoping for a little input from the Board on whether this type of density was possible on such a small lot. It is listed as 1.02 acres plus or minus. Mr. Faiman suggested she find out for sure whether it was plus or minus, as she needs an acre to do anything. The board suggested it will come under tight scrutiny as it is such an intense use of a small space near the water.

Martin Armstrong – Lot B-147

Mr. Armstrong wants to know if he can demolish the existing dilapidated structure and build on his 1.7 acre lot. The lot is grandfathered, so as long as he can meet his setbacks, he can knock down the existing house and rebuild anywhere on the lot that meets setbacks from property lines and wetlands. If he cannot meet setbacks, he still has the right to build on the existing footprint. Mr. Faiman made standard disclaimer for brown paper bags.

Jessica Garabrant – F-31-1
Dwelling status on Intervale Road

The Garabrant’s received a special exception from ZBA to convert 107 Intervale Road into a two-family dwelling, but did not follow up with Planning Board. As a village district exception, it is a multi-family conversion in a high density zone, and as per section 5.3 it does require Planning Board review. The Board suggested she make an application for site plan review for next month’s meeting.

Other Business

“And thus endeth the last chapter of my Wilton Planning Board career. After all the years of high drama and intrigue, this last rather routine and mundane meeting draws to a close, with your humble servant reduced by necessity to a two fingered typist in the end. C’est la vie. Live long and prosper, my friends. So moved.” -Mr. Bruce Johnson

Respectfully Submitted,

Bruce Johnson