Members present: Alec
MacMartin, Selectmen’s Rep. Dan Donovan,
Meeting
called to order at
Other Business
Board member Kandt asked
for clarification of Wellhead Protection and Aquifer. Mr. MacMartin provided a
clarification.
The Board feels they have
not done anything inappropriate in this case.
There are letters in the file and an on-going history that the Water
Department was involved and did provide input on different problems and it is
not consistent with their letter. Mr.
Tuttle disagreed.
Mr. Fish discussed the
warrant article in 2004 for the land swap and letters from Emory and Garrett
and states the Board has taken the advice of the Water Department’s consultant
in all pits related to the project including lot F-17 and “we looked at you and
said is this okay and got your opinion”.
It was noted that never once did the Water Department come to the Board
and say “we can take off the whole buffer in that area”.
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to adjourn this discussion to a
work session on
Tuttle asked why the Board
didn’t discuss this with them when the amendment was proposed. The Board felt they had proper communication
with the Water Department.
Mr. Tuttle presented maps:
Figure 1 designate WHPA and Tax Maps Near Wilton Public Water Supply Wells and
figure 2 was monitoring well locations near the proposed Grave Excavation Area
but he would not leave the maps with the Board.
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to continue to May 3rd
at
CONTINUED CASES
New Spartan Properties, LLC
Lots
F-122, F-123, M-59 – Riverwalk
See file for letter from
the police chief dated March 23, 2006 signed by Brent D. Hautanen, which states
in his opinion the development has “...adequate access for emergency services
vehicles…”
Road Agent Steve Elliott
revisited the site because he was formally under the impression it was a
private road but the intention is for
NOTE
CHANGES
- Note on pages 2 states
the haul road will be discontinued.
-Fix note on back sheet
-MMDD is now listed as
-In March minutes
noted…note 14 is now note 13 and Ms. Tuomala added “screened from public view
by fencing”.
-Added note 21 regarding
“friendly chemicals”.
- The last two sheets of
the set contain landscaping information.
-It will require bringing
in some loam to finish landscaping.
-Typo on sheet 4
“Monadnock” has been fixed.
-Note 9, “subdivision”
needs to be fixed.
On page C-9, 5-D in the
cluster subdivision the regulations calls for calculations for 10 year
storm. A 25 year storm is required for a
town road, which this road will eventually be.
It was determined that Ms. Tuomala will provide a 25 year storm
calculation.
Conservation Commission
member Spencer Brooks noted the map had a 15 feet hiking trail and wondered if
this was wide enough if the project encounters items such as a large boulder
that can’t be moved.
Common land is not
restrictioned by open space so items such as a pool or tennis court can be
built. The Board asked if there is a
conservation easement on the common land.
Mr. Quinn said it will be layered over the common land. Discussed the access portion and the area
between 30 and 150 feet and if some areas will be left alone. Mr. Quinn will give some thought to the
shoreline protection area of 30-150 feet and to the best forest management
policy.
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to prepare a 25-year storm data
booklet instead of also a 10 year. Mr.
Faiman seconded the motion. Motion
passed.
VOTE: Mr. Sullivan moved to continue the
case. Mr. MacMartin seconded the
motion. Motion passed.
Sign applications and bond renewals
Olivia Claire’s Natural Soy Candles –
Neither the applicant or
business owner was present.
VOTE: Mr. Faiman made a motion that the secretary will send a
letter to the business owner, George Argondizza, and cc the landlord,
VOTE: Mr. Sullivan moved to continue the
case. Mr. MacMartin seconded the
motion. Motion passed.
Leighton White – Lot E-17, bond renewal
Add this to the work
session.
Discussed if abutters
should be noticed for a permit renewal.
RELATED QUESTION TO GRAVEL
Mr. Tuttle asked if the
Board gives permits for products to be brought onto a site. Mr. Fish said that they only give permits to
export loam. Mr. Tuttle said that Mr.
White’s pit is bringing in stuff to put into the hole. The Planning Board is the regulator. If Mr.
White is brining items into the pit then the town will do something about it
but if they are removing stuff then they need a permit.
Mr. Sullivan visited the
pit recently and did see some concrete on the site. Mr. Fish will visit it
tomorrow to verify Mr. Tuttle’s observation.
The Board explained that
Mr. White’s pit is a 6-phase process and it is not technically closed or
reclaimed. There is about an acre open.
Mr.
White’s permit renewal will be noticed for the May 3 work session.
Kundalini Yoga Studio and
Susan Brown was present.
The Board requested that
Ms. Brown compile information for a site plan review for a change of use with
the following information (but not exclusive to) exterior lighting, class
sizes, room size with basic features, emergency lighting, hours of operation,
number of employees and a title block.
She was also informed about the process to notice abutters including
abutters across a river or railroad tracks and owners and any professional
services.
The applicant has filed a
sign application.
Meg
Bloom Carey and Helen Bloom were present.
Ms.
Carey was before the Board to discuss
The
family is in the process of exploring a conservation easement on the property
to protect it from future development and have been in communication with
Ms.
Carey wanted advice about discontinuing the road or reclassifying it to a Class
VI road from the house down to
She was provided some
guidance on the process of discontinuing a road by town meeting only and the
steps to reclassification a road. It was
suggested that they do a title search to see if anyone
else has interest in the property even though there may be no structures there
presently. It was also noted that it
impacts other’s rights to use the land when it is discontinued.
The book “
The Planning Board is not
the correct venue to change a road’s status and it was suggested they meet with
the Selectmen and Road Agent.
Bravo and Johnson
Ms. Tuomala was in to
discuss a lot line adjust between the properties for a land swap to make one of
the driveways legally on their property.
The acreage of both properties will remain the same. She was wondering if she needs to go to the
ZBA and the Board felt she did not need to.
OTHER BUSINESS &
MEETINGS
Discussed if there is a
need for members to attend office of management planning programs to discuss
roles of members or to meet with Attorney Little.
Discussed
Proposed Regulations
Changes
Discussed house-cleaning
items to do before printing the regulations.
Suggested to reference all
fees to the fee schedule and appendix it.
Talked about doing away
with NRPC signature requirement 22 days prior to submission and allowing NRPC
sufficient time to review applications to determine if they are ready.
Discussed deadline options.
Discussed
PDF files and electronic submissions.
Discussed model site plan
regulations and Mr. Wagner will provide a sample. It was suggested to target the simple fees
changes then start going through and dealing with cluster, excavation and that
sort of things and cluster regulations site plans and next year incorporate it
in the new book.
Discussed
adopting a good storm water management system. Mr. Wagner will put together an
initial package for review.
Discussion of Rules and
Procedures, per RSA 676:1
Jeff Kandt went to the OEP
(Office of Energy Planning) and had some procedures he wanted to discuss. It was noted that the Wilton ZBA took the
state model and modified it to suit their needs.
Mr. Kandt will assemble
information he got at the seminar for review at a future meeting. Alec MacMartin,
Add electronic
communication and email communication. Discussed emails need be filed at the
town office.
Tuttle
Bob Bragdon had concerns
about the size of the hole in recent Tuttle subdivision due to the note about
slab foundations.
Tax Maps Numbers
The Board received a
letter from the tax assessor regarding how to number lots and suggested a
change. Mr. Fish discussed this with Ms.
Tuomala. The current system of keeping the
parent number allows the town to track over time what is going on forward in
time. Mr. Donovan will look into this.
Elected Officials
VOTE: Mr. Donovan recommended reappointing Matt Fish as chair.
Seconded by Brian Sullivan.
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to table the motion. Mr. Sullivan seconded. Will take this up at the work session,
Discussed
role of the chairperson. The chairperson, secretary and office assistant will
provide a report of their Planning Board responsibilities.
Minutes for March 2006
LaBomdard is the correct
spelling.
Last page line 6 Poisson
is correct spelling.
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a motion to approve the minutes as
amended. Mr. Fairbank seconded the
motion. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Fish
abstained. Motion passed.
Discussed a planning and
zoning combined website
VOTE: Mr. MacMartin made a
motion to adjourn. Mr. Sullivan seconded
the motion. Motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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