TOWN OF FARMINGTON
PLANNING BOARD
WORKSHOP
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY – July 15, 2008
356 Main Street, Farmington, NH
Members Present: Charlie King / Chairman, David Kestner, Paul Parker,
Gerry Gibson, Cindy Snowdon, Charlie Doke.
Members Absent w/Notice: None
Selectman’s Rep: Paula Proulx
Staff Present: Daniel Merhalski, Director of Planning and Community Development
Public Present: None
*These Minutes are the legal record of the meeting and are in the format of an overview of the meeting. It is neither represented nor intended to be a true transcription of the meeting. A recording of the meeting will be on file in the City Library for reference purposes. It may be copied for a fee.
Chairman Charlie King called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD:
· Pledge of Allegiance
· Plaque for Hiram Watson – The board voted to present Mr. Watson with a plaque for his years of service on the Planning Board.
· Cocheco River - Paul Parker, read a letter from Strafford Regional Planning Commission. The letter was requesting the nomination of the Cocheco River, for the NH River Management & Protection Program. A Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 7:00 pm, at Rochester City Hall.
· Site Walk - Paul Parker also, reminded the Board of the site walk for the Planning Board on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 6:00 pm. The Conservation Commission has been invited to this site walk.
Motion – Paul Parker motioned to move Discussion of Route 11 Re-Zoning and Discussion of Site Plan Regulations & Zoning Ordinance for the VC; to after the public hearing portion of the meeting, 2nd Dave Kestner. Motion carried with all in favor.
Motion – At 6:25 pm Charlie King motioned to recess until 6:30 pm, 2nd Dave Kestner. Motion carried with all in favor.
The Board reconvened the meeting at 6:35 pm.
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONTINUED CASES:
None
NEW CASES:
· Amendments to the Town’s Site Plan Regulations, Sec. 20(I), and the Subdivision Regulations, Section 4.19, to add requirements and standards for installation and maintenance of sidewalks in the Town of Farmington.
Dan Merhalski, reviewed the information he included in the Planning Board packets for this meeting. Dan reviewed the final version of the proposed sidewalk amendments for the Site Plan and Subdivision regulations. He also, read the correspondence from Tim Bates, town legal council; regarding the maintenance responsibilities of the Town and landowners for the sidewalks. It appeared that item #7 of the proposed regulations would need to be changed or removed.
The Board discussed in depth how they would change the wording of item #7 to be in accordance with RSA 675-6. Dan Merhalski then read aloud the changes to item #7.
Motion – Gerry Gibson motioned to accept the amendments to item #7 of the Site Plan and Subdivision regulations, 2nd Paul Parker. Motion carried with all in favor.
Charlie King opened the Public Hearing portion of the meeting to the public for discussion. No members of the public were present.
Motion – Paul Parker motioned to accept the Site Plan and Subdivision regulations as amended, 2nd Gerry Gibson. Motion carried with all in favor.
Discussion of Route 11 Re-Zoning:
Dan Merhalski, reviewed a proposed revision of the Table of Permitted Uses for the Route 11 Corridor. He proposed changes to the 3 existing Zoning Districts:
· Commercial Center (CC)
· Industrial Business (IB)
· Office Research Business (ORB)
Dan proposed combining the Commercial Center (CC) and the Office Research Business (ORB), into one (1) new Commercial Business (CB) District.
Dan also, discussed some changes he proposed to the Table of Permitted Uses; with regards to Permitted, Permitted with Review and Special Exception.
Charlie King voiced his concerns with some of the changes to the CC and the ORB. Paul Parker explained the use of the ORB and his concerns with changing it to be the same as the CC; making it now Commercial Business (CB).
The Board discussed extensively how the districts are labeled based on geography. Dan asked the Board to try to identify what uses they wanted to allow in these districts. Dan also explained how the CSPA (Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act) could help protect the Cocheco River area.
The Board reviewed some of the changes to the Permitted Uses Chart.
Motion – at 8:20 pm, Charlie King motioned for a 5-minute recess, 2nd Paul Parker. Motion carried with all in favor.
The Board reconvened the meeting at 8:30 pm.
The Board continued to discuss the changes to the Permitted Uses Chart. It was mentioned by Dave Kestner to continue this discussion to the next Planning Board Workshop meeting.
Motion – Paul Parker motioned to continue the Discussion of Route 11 Re-Zoning and the Discussion of Site Plan regulations and Zoning Ordinance Provisions for Village Center (VC) District, to the next workshop meeting of 8/19/08, 2nd Gerry Gibson. Motion carried with all in favor.
Motion – Paul Parker motioned to adjourn the meeting, 2nd Gerry Gibson. Motion carried with all in favor. Cindy Snowdon disagreed with the adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Elaine Labrie
Planning Dept. Secretary
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Charlie King, Chairman
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