TOWN
OF
PLANNING
BOARD MEETING
Approved
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRESENT: Wilton Planning Board Members: Chairman Jeff Kandt, Alec
MacMartin,
Lyndeborough Board Members: Chair Tracey Turner, Bill Ball,
Bob Rogers, Mike Decubellis, and Clerk
The agenda was amended as follows:
1.)
Provost 1993 Trust – Subdivision Application
2.)
3.)
Kevin Degroot – Minor Site Plan
4.)
Lemire Revocable
Trust – Sign Application
5.)
Minutes
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6.)
Other Business
7.)
Adjournment
Jeff Kandt opened the meeting at
Continuations:
1. Subdivision Application - Provost 1993 Trust –for
The
Board discussed procedure protocol with the applicant.
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 4 ayes;
motion carried.
Chairman
Jeff Kandt appointed Bill Condra to the Board as an alternate for
The Board
discussed procedural order. Lyndeborough Chair Tracey Turner stated that her
Board usually has the applicant give their presentation, then opens the floor
for public comments and questions, then closes the floor for public comment and
then the Board discusses the presentation. She also suggested that the chair for
each meeting should be from whichever town the meeting was
held in at the time, for instance a meeting held in
The
Boards noted that each separate Planning Board should have their own
deliberations but they will not be able to hear testimony separately. They also
noted that each Board will make decisions
independently on is
The
applicant requested that the application be accepted.
The Wilton Planning Board stated that they do not have the plans in front of
them so they could not accept the application this evening. The Lyndeborough Planning
Board stated that they have not gone over their check list,
as is their procedure, so they are not ready to accept the application.
The
Board discussed the next meeting and determined that it will occur on
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 6 ayes;
motion carried.
A MOTION was made by Bob
Voting: 4 ayes;
motion carried.
2.
Subdivision –
Alec MacMartin and
Chairman Kandt appointed Bill
Condra to the Board as an alternate for Alec MacMartin.
Stephen Toth
from Toth Engineering appeared before the Board and
explained that the applicant is hoping to have the application accepted this
evening so that the plans can be sent out to Dennis
LaBombard. He stated that last month the Board expressed concerns about the lot
design and easements, so the applicant changed the lot design to a more
standard configuration and added an easement which
anyone can use for access to
In response to a question from
the Board, Stephen Toth stated that the applicant
prefers the new lot design.
In response a question from Dick
Rockwood, Stephen Toth stated that a stipulation will be added to the plan stating that the buildings need to
be placed in the general location of the boxes shown on the plan. He also explained
that some lots continue across the private way.
After questions from the Board, Stephen
Toth explained that the road has
not been changed from the original plan.
The Board discussed whether the
proposal has regional impact.
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
In response to a question from Elizabeth
Dunn, an abutter along the south side of the property, the Board stated that
these new plans will be available to the public in the
town hall.
The Board, Stephen Toth, and Attorney Greg Michael discussed whether the
application could be accepted. The Board noted that
while they have the detailed plan for the old design the applicant has not
provided a detailed plan for the new design and therefore has not met the
requirements for acceptance.
The Board asked for six full sets
of the new plan and stated that they would send one of the sets to Dennis
LaBombard for an estimate and they will forward the estimate to the applicant
as soon as it is received.
In response to Linda Goinsalvos, an abutter, Chairman Jeff Kandt explained that
the Board still needs to perform a site walk before approval, but current
conditions are not ideal. He noted that acceptance does not mean approval.
Elizabeth Dunn stated that she
would like more information on the proposed fire pond and felt that it should
be placed where the property owners bear the risk of it if it were to
malfunction. The Board explained that the engineer will
look at this is
Lou D’Amore,
an abutter on the South side of the site, stated that he did not feel that the
minutes of the
Chairman Jeff Kandt noted that
the letter from Road Agent Elliott only addresses the private road off of
Spencer Brookes noted that the
road also has a right of way problem and is difficult to widen due to
easements.
In response to a question from Brian
Sullivan, Elizabeth Dunn stated that the easements used to be marked by stone walls and the applicant removed the stone walls, and
therefore the markers, when they commenced their logging operation.
Dave O’Hare presented a survey,
dated
A MOTION was made by
Voting: 5 ayes; motion carried.
Dick Rockwood suggested that the
Board ask for an opinion in the matter of the easements from Town Council.
Alec MacMartin and
3.
Minor Site Plan – Kevin J. Degroot –
Applicant is proposing a 3 unit
residential building utilizing the existing Odd Fellows Hall
Alec
MacMartin, Bill Condra, and
In response to a question from Brian Sullivan, Kevin Degroot stated that rent on the apartments will be around $1,000-$1,200. He explained that each unit is
1,200 SF and that rather then a conventional layout he has placed the bedrooms
on the bottom floor and the living areas on the top floor to preserve the original
design of the building.
The Board and the applicant discussed the proposed
retaining walls and the applicant noted that they would be
made out of pre-fabricated interlocking wall.
In response to a question from the Board, the applicant
explained that the overhead rendering shows the large overhead of the trees and
that snow storage will be able to occur underneath the trees.
In response to a question from the Board, the applicant
explained that there will not be a dumpster as noted
in Note 13.
The Board asked for abutter comment.
Bill Condra, trustee of the abutting Congregational
Church, stated that the trustees unanimously voted in favor of the plan earlier
this evening.
In response to a question from Dick Rockwood, the
applicant stated that he would be creating patios out of impervious blocks.
A MOTION was
made by
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
A MOTION was
made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
Voting: 4 ayes; motion carried.
Fees:
NRPC: $162.50
4. Sign Application – Lemire Revocable
Trust –
Sandra Hector is proposing a sign located at
Sandra Hector explained that instead of the new sign, for
which she submitted an application, she is going to keep the current sign and
just repaint it. She stated that the sign is 26” wide and 16’” high (the same
size as the display window,) made out of duct material, and will not be
illuminated.
A MOTION was
made by Bill Condra and SECONDED by Dick Rockwood to approve the sign
application of Bel Galleria subject to the provision
that the width of the sign does not exceed width if the occupants building
space.
Voting: 7 ayes; motion carried.
Fees:
5.
Minutes
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A MOTION was made by Dick Rockwood and
SECONDED by
Voting: 6 ayes; motion carried with
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A MOTION was
made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by
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Page 8, Item #12: Alec MacMartin removed himself from the Board
as a voting member.
Voting: 7 ayes;
motion carried.
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A MOTION was
made by Dick Rockwood and SECONDED by Alec MacMartin to approve the minutes of
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Correct the item numbering
(#5 has been omitted)
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Replace “Cappy” with “Marc DeMontigney” throughout.
Voting: 7 ayes;
motion carried.
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The
Board decided to review these minutes at the beginning of the next meeting.
They asked that minute review be placed as the first
item on agendas rather then at the end.
6. Other Business:
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Planning Board
membership
Chairman Jeff Kandt explained that on the March 2008
ballot there will be an opening for two 3 year
Planning Board positions which
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Meeting Schedule
The Board discussed the possibility of scheduling two
meetings a month in order for each meeting to end earlier.
A MOTION was
made by
Voting: 5 ayes (Faiman, Fish, Condra, Sullivan, Kandt) 1 nay
(Rockwood) 1 abstention (MacMartin); motion carried.
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House Bill 1223-FN-L
Chairman Jeff Kandt read the letter the Board submitted to
the Municipal and County Government Committee regarding their opposition of House
Bill 1223-FN-L.
The members of the Board who were present at the hearing
of House Bill 1223-FN-L recapped the hearing for the rest of the Board.
Discussion en
7.
Adjournment
A MOTION was made by Bill Condra and
SECONDED by Alec MacMartin to adjourn the meeting.
Voting: 7 ayes;
motion carried.
Chairman
Jeff Kandt declared the meeting adjourned at
Respectfully Submitted,
Planning Board Clerk
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