MEETING CONVENED AT 7:05 PM
Members attending included: Dale Smith, Amy Rokoszak, Beverly Gay, Sandy Holland, Michael Oldershaw, George Preston and Harry Power, alternate. Excused was Terry McMahon.
Correspondence: announcement from Keene State College on a Landscaping at the Water’s Edge workshop; Letter from NH DES on Shoreland Application for Richard Cavallero; NH Land Surveyors Association notice on requirements for boundary lines plats; email from Terry McMahon.
Minutes of previous meeting: Michael Oldershaw moved and Amy Rokoszak seconded to approve the minutes of the August 5 & 19, 2008 meetings as presented, the board agreed.
Public rudimentary questions: Met with Bill Lawrence on a subdivision he is working on for Donald and Melinda Lake. He explained the thinking on the proposal and the board expressed concern on an easement that should be included to allow for sale of the created parcel, should it pass out of the family’s ownership. He explained that the law does not allow for a person to give himself an easement (the created parcel will remain in his ownership but the house built on it would be for his mother’s use). He agreed to include a note on the plat that if the parcel were ever sold, the easement would be created.
Harry Power suggested that the board be very careful when working on lot line adjustments or subdivisions, to avoid statements to the applicants that agree they may build on the created lot(s). He felt the Selectmen might change their thinking and disallow building permits on class 6 roads or roads not approved by the planning board as provided by the RSA’s. He allowed that the present board has permitted such buildings with a waiver for the protection of the town should an emergency vehicle not be able to respond to the residence build there.
Amy Rokoszak asked the board who would present a brief overview of the Planning Board’s works at the September 19, 2008 forum. The board agreed that Dale Smith, as the chairman, should present the overview.
General business:
8:15 PM Met with Peter Davis of SWRPC on an overview of 2 outreach programs that the Commission is promoting. He explained that the Brownfields project was planned to assist towns or owners in ascertaining if a piece of land was contaminated. He said there is a 3-phase process for Brownfields:
Phase 1: Researches the history of a parcel to find if there was ever any polluting use of it in the past.
Phase 2: Conduct borings in the soil to find if there is any contamination.
(Phases 1 & 2 are with no cost to the applicant.)
Phase 3: Remedial action to resolve the problem (grants are available to assist in financing the cleanup).
He then presented the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) which has been established by USDA under the U S Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). The CEDS provides funding to stimulate economic growth to open up opportunity for financing to promote jobs, employment and quality of life for the region.
Michael Oldershaw announced that he is working on a bi-monthly newsletter to keep the residents of the town informed on the Planning Board’s work.
Dale Smith announced that he has agreed to having Lisa Murphy from SWRPC attend the September 16, 2008 Planning Board work session to do a PowerPoint presentation on Growth Management and Innovative Land Use. The board wondered if the public should be invited. Mr. Smith indicated that Ms. Murphy has a more effective presentation that she is willing to present during a public hearing to inform the general public. She has a simpler version for the public and the presentation she is planning is geared toward Planning, Zoning and Selectmen’s boards. The secretary will notify each board of the planned presentation.
Subdivision applications: Follow up Tax Map # 418 to make sure the Demasi Lots have been voluntarily merged. The secretary reported that she has seen nothing of a merger form. Amy Rokoszak researched the minutes of the lot line adjustment for Mr. Demasi and found there was no deadline placed on the merger action. The board asked the secretary to send Mr. Demasi a reminder.
7:15 PM Public hearing was opened on an application by Robert and Kristen McLaughlin and Lake Falls Associates for a Lot Line Adjustment between Tax Map # 424, Lot # 123 and Tax Map # 418, Lot # 5 (Aten Road). Dennis McKenney, representing Lake Falls Associates and the McLaughlins, presented an overview of the plan with a map showing the line to be moved to allow the McLaughlins to annex 9.5 acres to the so called Sister’s lot to increase that parcel from 3.4 acres to 12.9 acres.
George Preston asked if the applicant was willing to place a condition on the parcel that there could be no more subdivision of the lot. Mr. McLaughlin said he was not willing to place such a condition on the parcel.
Dale Smith asked if the Sister’s lot was part of the 20-lot subdivision addressed by the Court in 1986?
Dennis McKenney reviewed the court decree and presented a map that shows those 20 lots. The parcel in question is not a part of those 20 acres.
Dale Smith asked for a date when Mr. McKenney received the abutters’ list as two of the notices were returned as moved and were pass the date that they could be forwarded. Mr. McKenney said he received the list form the Selectmen’s office on June 25, 2008.
Michael Oldershaw moved and Beverly Gay seconded to accept the application as complete, the board approved.
Michael Oldershaw moved and George Preston seconded to approve the Lot Line Adjustment as presented, the board approved.
8:05 PM the public hearing was closed.
Site Plan Review: Reminder that the Hayes Site visit is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 8:00 AM.
Other business: Michael Oldershaw reported that he has conducted a review of the Lot Line Adjustment approved for the Putnam/Sarafian and found the pins to have been placed as required.
Amy Rokoszak asked for a follow up on the building permit redesign and asked the board members to make notes on the present form and be prepared to discuss them at the next meeting.
Dale Smith asked the Board if they thought they should work with the newly created Building Committee. There was general agreement that the board wished to work with the committee.
Secretary’s cumulative hours (6/30 – 8/25) 43.25 hours.
Adjourned: Beverly Gay moved and Sandy Holland seconded to adjourn at 9:10 PM, the board agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia E. Putnam
Secretary