TOWN
OF
PLANNING
BOARD MEETING
Approved
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRESENT: Chairman Jeff Kandt, Brian Sullivan,
ABSENT: Alternate
Member Bill Condra, Alternate Member Dave Holder
The agenda was amended as follows:
1.)
Public Hearing
2.)
3.)
High Mowing School – Site Plan Amendment
4.)
5.)
Walter S. Zuber & Carolyn Briglia Caveat
6.)
Perham Woods – Cluster Subdivision
7.)
Al Lindquist – Subdivision Application
8.)
First Light Farm – Cluster Subdivision
9.)
Provost 1993 Trust – Subdivision Application
10.)
Daniel and
11.)
Sovereign
12.)
Kevin DeGroot – Site Plan Review
13.)
Other Business
14.)
Adjournment
Chairman Jeff Kandt opened the
public hearing at
1. AMEND
Appendix
A MOTION was made by Alec MacMartin and SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Alec
MacMartin to close the public hearing.
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
Chairman Jeff Kandt closed the
public hearing.
Continuations:
2.
Alec MacMartin left the Board as a voting
member at
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
The Board requested that the
applicant be sent a notice to inform them of their decision.
Alec MacMartin returned to the Board as a
voting member at
3.
Site Plan Amendment – High Mowing School
The Board noted that the
applicant should see the Building Inspector for a Demolition Permit.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Alec MacMartin
to extend the permit for the temporary kitchen through December 30, 2007.
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
4.
Non-Residential Site Plan –
Donald Sienkiewicz appeared before the Board for
The board discussed parking and
turnaround and where the flow of traffic would need to be in order to keep the
children safe. The board also discussed the fact that the owner leases the
property to two tenants with possibly conflicting needs and interest.
A MOTION was made by Alec MacMartin to approve the
application with the condition that the area 50’ beyond the parking area be
kept clear of equipment.
The Motion was not seconded.
The Board also noted Regulation
9.7.3 which states that a daycare requires a parking spot for each employee and
a spot for every six children and considering that the applicant has amended
her application to include approval for two employees and nine children she
would now be required to show four parking spaces. The Board discussed options
where the applicant could show parking spaces on the site plan. Also the Board
discussed the possible need for moving the current site of the fuel tank.
A MOTION was made by Alec MacMartin and SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
The applicant returned at
The applicant presented an
updated site plan which took into account the recommendations of the Board from
earlier in the evening.
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
5.
Caveat
Alec
MacMartin stepped off the Board as a voting member at
Alec MacMartin stated that the
applicant is about four days away from having the necessary contracts and they
would like the Board to continue the application to next month.
A MOTION was
made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
Alec
MacMartin returned to the Board as a voting member at
6.
Cluster Subdivision - Perham Woods – Lots B-020 on
Dave Wojcicki
from Greenman – Pederson, Inc. stated that he counted
the distribution of cars on
The Board discussed in detail how
Greenman- Pederson, Inc. came up with numbers and calculations
they were presented until they were comfortable with the information.
Alec MacMartin noted that the
town will be responsible for any improvements necessary on
The Board questioned Jason Plourde as to how they were to interpret the rest of the
data as they felt that some of the base data was incorrect. Jason Plourde explained that the models are looking at just the
Greg Street/Dale Street/Route 31 intersection as a single intersection and does
not take any intersections down stream into account such as the intersection of
Route 31 and
A MOTION was made by Alec MacMartin and SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
7.
Subdivision Application – Al Lindquist – for acceptance and approval of a lot line adjustment
and creation of 3 new residential building lots (total 4) located on
A MOTION was
made by Alec MacMartin and SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
8.
Cluster Subdivision – First Light Farm, LLC – Lots
F-095-02,03,07,13,14 and 15 on
Raymond Shea from Sanford Survey
appeared before the Board and stated that since their last appearance the
applicant took the suggestions from Dennis LaBombard’s first review and did a
more detailed design of the drainage, noting that they will finish the septic
system later and that the water systems are still being designed but have
received preliminary approval from the state. He stated that they have submitted
a new plan for Dennis LaBombard’s review but as of yet a second review has not
been completed. He explained that in order to catch run off from the back of the
property the plan now shows swales which will carry water to detention areas
which will then empty in different wetland areas. He also noted that they now
plan on delaying any proposed meadows on the north side of the site but will
continue with the plan for meadows on the front side for aesthetic reasons.
In response to a question from
the Board, Ray Shea explained that the due to the size of the lot and the fact
that the owner is also an abutter none of the proposed run off displacement
will affect any other abutters.
A MOTION was made by Alec MacMartin and SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried.
9. Subdivision
Application - Provost 1993 Trust –for Lot
B-014 Cram Hill Road in the Residential/Agricultural and Wetlands
Districts. Applicant is proposing a
14-lot subdivision.
Steve Keach from Keach Nordstrom appeared before the Board and explained
that originally the applicant came before the Board with a 19 lot plan that
included 10,000 SF of wetland impact over four different sites, and a 2400 foot
loop road. However this application was denied by the Zoning Board. Then the
applicant came before the Board with a plan which had 17 lots and two cul-de-sacs,
one of which required a waiver. However this plan was met with dismay from the
Board. Now the applicant is presenting a new plan to the Board which has 14
lots and 2,400 SF of wetland impact, of which about 1,000 SF will be reclaimed
by growth over time. He stated that he has been to the Lyndeborough Planning
Board, where they agreed to have future meetings with both boards present. He
also presented the plan to the Police Chief and discussed his concerns as to
how to deal with emergency incidents as to whether they are on the Lyndeborough
or Wilton section of the road. He stated that he still needed to speak to the Lyndeborough
police. He further explained that he has met with the Lyndeborough Road Agent
and the Wilton Fire Chief. He also noted that he went to the Conservation Commission
and discussed the plans with them and the Conservation Commission expressed
concerns about the culvert. He explained that they have developed building
envelopes which will restrict the building locations of the homes so that they
will all be in Wilton and he is currently in talks with the snow mobile club to
see if access can be worked out for them.
In response to a question from
the Board, Steve Keach stated that the cul-de-sac
roads are just under 600” long.
Steve Keach
stated that this site includes a total area of just over 70 acres, 61.5 acres
is in Wilton and 8.7 acres are in Lyndeborough. He explained that the lots vary
from 2.1 acres to 14 acres and the average lot size is 5.1 acres. He also noted
that three lots will gain access via Cram Hill Road, through a road which will
be created using existing breaks in the stone wall; the middle lot will have access
directly to Cram Hill Road; six lots will be accessed internally; five lots
will have access through Provost Road. He further explained that they derived
this plan in order to limit the number of curb cuts on Cram Hill Road. He
stated that each lot will be serviced by individual septics
and wells and that the plan has an open drainage design with twenty feet of
pavement and graded gravel shoulders so as to be inline with regulations. He
further stated that the he is proposing detention basins in Lyndeborough to
catch water from Cherney Road and noted that this
will not increase water on any abutting properties. He also explained that Provost
Road will have two detention basins where the water will be detained, treated,
and released. He stated that a full drainage report has been submitted and they
have prepared and filed the necessary state approval paperwork. He also noted
that they have met with the Wilton Fire chief, who requested the placement of cisterns,
and they plan on adding these and the appropriate easements to the plan. He
explained that this design allows the plan to be implemented in three phases, with
frontage lots being built first and then one cul-de-sac before the other. He
further explained that at the applicant’s last appearance the Board questioned
the cut and fill plans and now the profiles of the road are modest in terms of
grading work, noting that Cherney Road has a bit of a
cut on the right side but is almost matching grade on the left and Provost Road
follows the path of the woods road and that most of the contours are necessary
to deal with the storm water containment areas. He stated that at the most
extreme spot there is eight feet of fill.
Spencer Brooks, of the Conservation
Commission, noted that the culvert system is a very confusing system which does
not allow for animals to travel through it and will cause the animals to die
out in 15 years due to inbreeding in the wetland. He also expressed concerns
about the grating because of possible damming is
Braden Philbrook,
of Cram Hill Road, stated that the drop box minimizes the impact but does not
allow for animal movement; that has not heard about a traffic study being
completed; and he suggested that if the applicant lowered the plan to eight to
ten lots then they could leave the Jeep trail.
Steve Keach
explained that he does not believe there was a traffic study requested to this
point and that he has discussed with Lyndeborough why all the houses are in
Wilton and they seem to be in agreement. He further explained that according to
RSA 674.53 one is allowed to utilize land in an adjoining town to satisfy the
safety requirements of a different town and as the house are in Wilton, the
Wilton regulations apply.
The Board discussed getting an
estimate from Dennis LaBombard so that escrow can be
collected and he can begin evaluating the plans.
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
New Applications:
10. Subdivision application -Daniel &
Raymond Shea, from Sanford
Survey, appeared before the Board for the applicant and stated that this
application is for a two lot subdivision. He noted that this site is off a town
farm road which comes from pavement and turns to gravel before turning into a
dead end. He stated that the property has a brook bordering the
The Board noted that the
applicant should speak to the road agent about possibly larger culverts under
the existing driveway due to the damage this area received during the April
2007 floods.
The applicant noted that most of
the flow is in the Northern area of the site and thus they have planned on 36”
culverts in these affected areas.
Also the Board noted that the
wetland district needs to be added to notes on the plan and the size of
existing culverts needs to be added. Also a letter from the Road Agent is
needed and the applicant needs to speak to the Board of Selectman to discuss
outside improvements contributions.
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
11.
Sign Application –
Jason Perilla,
with Back Bay Sign, stated that the applicant is proposing to replace the
internally lit sign with an externally lit sign located in the same place. He
noted that the sign would now be a bit smaller at 25.8 SF.
In response to the Board, the
applicant stated that he has not met with the Main Street Committee.
After discussion, Jason Perilla changed the application to state that the sign
would be 72” wide by 80” high.
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
Pre-Applications:
12. Site Plan Review - Kevin DeGroot
for
Alec MacMartin left the Board as a voting
member.
Dick Rockwood suggested that the
proposed catch basin and parking spaces need to be removed from the easement
and the possibility that the driveway will need to be removed from the easement
also.
Alec MacMartin returned to the Board as a
voting member.
13.
Other Business
CIP Update:
Dick Rockwood noted that town is
facing a possible land fill closure in 2010.
Chairman Jeff Kandt read a letter
from Todd Haywood, Wilton Assessing Agent, which requested that the Board get
an updated site plan annually for excavation sites over 2 acres in size no
matter how many lots create the 2 acres. The Board discussed changing the
regulations for renewals to include the updated site plan.
14.
Adjournment
A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
Chairman Jeff Kandt declared the
meeting adjourned at
Respectfully Submitted,
Recorder