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CHILMARK PLANNING BOARD
Subcommittee
APPROVED
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Present: Janet Weidner, Chair, Dan Greenbaum, Cathy Thompson, Andy Goldman, Joan Malkin, Jennifer Christy, Administrative Assistant
Public: Walter Teller, Myles Jaffe, Mark London, Gordon Litwin, Thomas Bena, Claudia Teller, Jonathan Lipnik, Jessica Roddy, Billy Meegan, Ken Iscol,
Not Present:
- Chair Weidner called meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. Mr. Iscol distributed documents detailing his lawyer’s appeal of the Zoia project.
- Chair Weidner described the work the committee has done so far on the proposed residential bylaw and described the efforts to gather input from the town’s counsel. The Chair noted all the drafts provided by the committee & the public have been very useful in creating a document for counsel to view.
- Chair Weidner alerted the Committee to the invitation to the Zoning Board of Appeals to attend the Planning Board’s meeting on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 4:30PM.
- Chair Weidner requested Myles Jaffe & Mark London discuss their proposals.
- Mr. Jaffe summarized and took questions on his proposal. The key areas:
- All go to the ZBA independent of anything else ( no SRC visit)
- Two-fold trigger: 3500 sq. ft. on house, 5000 sq.ft. on all bldgs.
- Agrees a tolerance of 10% on existing residences for additions
- Questioned when the ZBA would be compelled to deny a project.
- Mr. London summarized his proposal. The key areas:
- Criteria show how the project would be evaluated.
- Straight mathematical trigger begins project.
- Mr. London questioned whether there should be an upper absolute size limit, as in Jaffe’s proposal, and asked if the review committee would want to deny a 6000-8000 sq. ft. house if it was on 20 acres.
- Mr. London also noted the inadvertent omission, from his proposal, of the idea of a 10% leeway for pre-existing, non-conforming houses.
- A wide-ranging discussion occurred regarding upper maximum limits of house size, the rights of owners and abutters, whether energy efficiency should be addressed in the bylaw to be proposed, how the Development Guidelines would or may be addressed in the bylaw to be proposed, and the need to address other problems such as the definitions within the current bylaws for things such as Barns, so-called Detached Bedrooms and other accessory structures.
- The impact of a project and how that impact may be mitigated, regulated and/or minimized within the proposed bylaw was discussed at length. Areas of concern were mentioned: traffic, glare, solar reflection, indoor lighting, glass/window coverage, use of fuel, materials, power, waste material and hazardous materials.
- More discussion occurred about neighborhoods and how a bylaw may regulate the size of a structure based on the surrounding structures.
- Chair Weidner expressed confidence the subcommittee is close to providing something that would go to counsel for review.
- Extensive discussion occurred regarding the ZBA as a proposed review Board and about the necessity of clear direction for whoever is the review Board or committee.
Minutes:
- Minutes from July 31, 2012 were reviewed. Ms.Thompson made a motion to accept minutes as written. Ms. Malkin seconded the motion. All ayes.
Next Meeting:
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012 @ 10:00AM
Meeting was adjourned at 12:00 PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jennifer Christy, Administrative Assistant.
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