TOWN
OF
PLANNING
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Approved
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRESENT: Chairman
Brian Sullivan, Neil Faiman, Jeff Kandt, Recorder Heather Loewy Nichols, NRPC
Rep. Steve Wagner, and Board of Selectman Rep. Dick Rockwood.
Chairman Brian Sullivan called
the meeting to order at
1.) Subdivision - Household of Faith – Lot J-038 - 16 Maple Street – Applicant is proposing four
(4) condominium units in Residential District.
A MOTION was made by Neil Faiman and SECONDED by Dick
Rockwood to accept the application.
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
Chairman Sullivan called for
abutters and there were no public comments from abutters.
A MOTION was made by Jeff Kandt and SECONDED by Dick
Rockwood for conditional approval of the application dependent on the
association documents and plans being received by the Board.
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
The Board noted that the
applicant will need to bring plans with a revision
number and date, mylars, fees, and association
documents to the Planning Board Clerk.
2.) Site Plan Review - High Mowing School –
Lots F-128, 130, and 131 - Abbot Hill Road. Applicant is proposing an addition
to the existing
Mike Carter from Todd Land Use
Consultants appeared before the board for the applicant. He reviewed the
approved site plan from 2002 and noted that phase one had been completed and
that his focus at this time was on phase two of the project which includes upgrades
to the Main building in order to make the building a more safe and comfortable
environment. He explained that they were proposing a 13 x 40 foot addition to
the south end of building and adding an elevator lobby near the main entrance
which would service all four levels noting that these additions would make the
building ADA compliant and allow for better fire egress. He also explained that
they were proposing to fix existing drainage issues which
were a result of an error in the original construction of the drainage. Mike
Carter explained that they were also proposing to add gravel drip edges, a sprinkler
system, a fire alarm control panel, emergency lighting, doors with panic hardware,
and new fire lanes. He noted that he has met with the Fire Chief and the Fire
Chief has requested that the current gravel driveway in front be paved and an additional paved fire lane be added. He
noted that with the exception of the paving they expect to have the
construction complete within this calendar year.
The Board and the applicant
discussed at length the request of the Fire Chief. The applicant noted that
there has been a history of illegal parking in the fire lane and that the
applicant was attempting to remedy the solution without paving the fire lanes.
The applicant noted that they
will be moving the septic tank and rerouting the plumbing but they will not be
changing the leach field.
The Board discussed additional
parking that might be required.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Neil Faiman
to grant a waiver of regulation 6.3-F which regards high intensity survey soil
and regulation 6.3-I which regards 25 year storm drainage calculations.
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Neil
Faiman to accept the application.
Voting: 3 ayes; 1 nay (Sullivan opposed)
motion carried.
The Board discussed at length whether
a drainage engineering review would be necessary for the proposed drainage
plans and whether conditional approval could be given.
A MOTION was made Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Jeff Kandt
to conditionally approve the application dependant upon receipt by the Board of
six copies of the plans with notes referring to existing approved plan and
outer dimensions of the buildings noted.
Voting: 3 ayes; (Faiman
abstained) motion carried.
3.) Sign Application – Bishop of
Chairman Sullivan explained that
the application was for a 25” x 22”, non-illuminated, poly
type material sign with a wooden post to be place on right side of lawn,
with the bottom to be four feet above grade.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Neil Faiman
to approve the sign application.
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
New Applications:
4.) Kenneth Cadrain –
Brian Major appeared before the
Board for the applicant. He explained that the applicant owned a 5500 SF barn which was part of the Hillsborough Mills property when
it was subdivided in 1979. He explained that the Zoning Board had placed a
condition on the plans that the property never be used
as a residence. He also noted that although the property was only .427 acres
the applicant would be able to procure enough land from an abutter to bring the
property to .5 acres and that sewer and water were now available. The applicant
is seeking the Board’s advice on how to have the restriction removed from the
plans so that he may reside on the property.
The Board discussed the fact that
the restriction was imposed in order to grant a variance to a non conforming
lot but now if the lot can become conforming then the restriction is not needed
because the variance is null. They also discussed building restrictions on a
private road and the proximity of the building to the site perimeter line.
5.) Site Plan
Review - Cathy Bean – Map J-054 – Main
Street.
The applicant was not present.
6.) Barbara Pinet –
The applicant explained that they
had been before the Board previously for an erosion control plan and were now
asking for a waiver on a driveway permit. They explained that their driveway
ends where the old
After discussion of the current
classification of the road the Board recommended that
the applicant speak to the Board of Selectman as the Planning Board has no
jurisdiction over the matter.
Chairman Sullivan explained to
the Board that he spoke to Town Council about the cluster regulations and Town
Council stated that when he looks at the fabric of the regulations it indicates
to him that it was intentional that the cluster regulations do not allow for
waiver of regulations. Also Chairman Sullivan stated
that he spoke to Town Council about the regional impact issue from the previous
meeting and Town Council indicated that he would want
A MOTION was made by Neil Faiman and SECONDED by Dick Rockwood
to adjourn the meeting.
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at
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