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APPROVED
Chilmark Planning Board
August 24, 2015
Present: Rich Osnoss, Chair, Dan Greenbaum, Mitchell Posin, Joan Malkin , John Eisner, Janet Weidner
Not Present: Sam Hart
Public: Chuck Gilstad & George Sourati, Sourati Engineering
Staff: Jennifer Christy, Administrative Assistant
Meeting called to order at 4:31 PM
- Carroll, Form A Application, Map 25, Lot 14: Sourati, Chuck Gilstad
- Mr. Gilstad presented the Form A plan.
- Mr. Posin made a motion to endorse the plan. Ms. Weidner seconded the motion. All ayes.
- The Board members signed the plan.
- Discussion occurred about the division of parcels and buildable lots and the definition of Form As.
- Ms. Malkin will look into the question of whether the Board has “jurisdiction” for the division of unbuildable parcels, rather than lots, and whether a division of unbuildable parcels is classified under a Form A process. Ms. Malkin stated she would return to the September 14, 2015 meeting to report
- Mr. Eisner suggested the Board wait to decide on an endorsement of a Form A to the meeting that follows the meeting at which the Form A is first presented. Board members thought this to be generally good practice.
- Ms. Malkin suggested a laminated form for Board members that shows the key points to remember for Form As and Form Cs. Ms. Christy stated she would develop a bulleted, laminated reminder list for the Board members.
- Ms. Weidner gave an update on the progress of the review and editing of the flowcharts.
- Ms. Malkin suggested that all appointed and elected officials, when first occupying the position, receive the finished flowcharts.
- Board members signed the certificate of endorsement.
- Graduated Fees to Fund Affordable Housing Initiatives:
- Ms. Malkin presented and described the “impact” fees that the Town of Aquinnah charges. However, the Town of Aquinnah never collected the impact fees due to an inability to tie the increased fee to increased costs of larger buildings. Ms. Malkin described how the Town would need to hire a consultant that may determine the increasing costs of larger structures, if evident. The Board discussed the difficulty of determining cost of various size structures in a seasonal community. Ms. Malkin clarified that impact cost would be derived from the potential cost of a structure rather than a real cost. Ms. Malkin noted that if a Town believes that larger structures have a bigger impact, the Town could develop a graduated fee that would benefit affordable housing causes. But, she further noted, the graduated fee must be
based on a quantified study.
Ms. Weidner suggested there would be great difficulty in quantifying the costs of differently sized structures. Mr. Greenbaum stated the difficulty in determining how much impact a particular structure has for the Town.
- Ms. Malkin noted a real estate broker has suggested that landlords could voluntarily donate 1% of rental returns to the affordable housing effort. Ms. Weidner stated her opposition to this due to the fact that people in Town who rent their houses should not be levied yet another fee. The renters, Ms. Weidner stated, contribute to the Town by spending money at all the establishments that they frequent and assist the landlords in living in Town year round. It was decided to table the issue of affordable housing funding for now.
- Lengthy discussion occurred about various affordable housing strategies.
- All Island Planning Board Meeting (AIPB, scheduled for Sept. 23, 2015) Agenda DRAFT:
- The Board discussed affordable housing topics.
- The Board determined that a meeting to divide into subcommittees will create a structure from which the needed subjects that must be investigated simultaneously can be formed.
- Board members discussed the involvement of the MVC, the Housing Committees in each Town, and the Island Housing Trust in the current All Island Planning Board’s efforts to further the cause of affordable housing.
- The Board agreed to determine the agenda to send on September 14.
- August 10, 2015 minutes were reviewed. Mr. Posin made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Mr. Eisner seconded the motion and the Board voted to approve the minutes with no changes.
- September 14, 2015
- All Island Planning Board Meeting: Sept. 23, 2015
- September 28, 2015
Meeting adjourned at 6:25 PM. Minutes respectfully submitted by Jennifer L. Christy
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