Prior to the Meeting
Chris Steward from Landmark Planning & Development inquired about his application for the O’Brien project on Gulf Road. Chairman Marshall outlined the procedures that the board uses to review and accept applications to Mr. Steward. A tentative hearing was scheduled for April 10th @ 9:30pm.
Start of Meeting
The meeting opened at 7:07pm with members Marshall, Carrara, O’Connell, Rainier, and Halper in attendance. Alternate members Pennoyer and Morris were also in attendance.
Meeting Minutes from the February 27th Meeting
Minutes were read and accepted with the following change:
1. Under “Discussion of Minor Subdivision and Major Subdivision Definitions”, “next meeting” changed to “the March 27th meeting”.
Business Before the Board
1. Chairman Marshall gave member Carrara information to pass on to the next elected Chairman along with the keys.
2. Peter Hopkins (Building Inspector) gave an update on number of building permits issued and denied. (3 issued/ 1 denied)
3. Chairman Marshall read an email he received from a woman moving to town inquiring about commercial dog kennels in a rural/ agricultural area. Chairman Marshall will email her to let her know that it would be subject to site plan review (dependent upon the election results).
Public Hearing on Proposed Pratt Family Subdivision- New Boston Road & Blanchard Hill Road
The hearing started at 7:30pm. All members listed above were present. Alternate member Morris sat in for member Cernota. Alternate member Pennoyer sat in for member Seigars. Chairman Marshall read the procedures. Member O’Connell reported that the hearing was noticed in the Monadnock Ledger, Keene Sentinel, post office, and town offices. A list was passed around for abutters and members of the public to sign in. Mr. O’Hara and Mr. Pratt represented their interests. The Pratt family owns a 48 acre parcel (Lot R7-21) of land with frontage on New Boston Road & Coach Road. The proposed subdivision would create 4 lots (the largest of which would meet requirements for a back lot). Lot 2 and Lot 3 would have a shared driveway. Lots 1, 2, and 3 need
NH DES subdivision approval because they are less than 5 acres. Mr. Pratt passed around 6 copies of the plat and submitted a copy of a letter from NH Heritage Foundation attesting that there would be no endangered species impact. The Board went over the checklist and found the following deficiencies:
1. Need DPW approval of driveways.
2. The widths of the 2 roads are not indicated.
3. Need to have a block for the DPW signature.
4. Driveways permits are missing.
5. The date on the plat needs to be updated for this year.
6. The lot numbers need to be changed to comply with numbering system.
7. Direction of flow of the waterways needs to be shown.
8. There needs to be continuity on contours.
9. Approved driveways will need to be shown on the plat.]
10. Copy of easement for driveway will be needed.
11. Need to have seals on 2nd page of plat.
Chairman Marshall read a letter from our consultant, Carol Ogilvie, concerning the proposed subdivision in which she said, with a few minor exceptions, that the subdivision appeared to meet Greenfield Zoning and Subdivision regulations. Member Pennoyer moved to accept the application. ~All members present voted to accept.
Chairman Marshall went over the fees with Mr. Pratt. A check had previously been submitted. Chairman Marshall will get back to Mr. Pratt on the balance that is owed. The planning board then asked questions concerning the subdivision. ~There was a question regarding the contours. Mr. Pratt agreed to have them tied in on a revised plat.
Abutters were then asked if they had any questions or comments. ~Abutters questioned the use of the back lot. There was concern around the conservation land. Karen Day from the Conservation Commission asked if Mr. Pratt would consider a conservation easement. Mr. Pratt agreed to look in to costs and possibility of a conservation easement to protect the wetlands. There was also some concern regarding the class 5 road, and any changes that might be made to the stone walls and tree lines. It was noted that one abutter was missing from the notification, Lauren Dubois. The public input portion of the hearing was closed at 8:31pm. Deliberation on the proposed subdivision was recessed until more information is received, and a site visit is done.
Public Hearing on Grophear Site Plan Review for Home Based Business- 663 Forest Road
The hearing started at 8:45pm. All members listed above were present. Alternate member Morris sat in for member Cernota. Alternate member Pennoyer sat in for member Seigars. Chairman Marshall read the procedures. Member O’Connell reported that the hearing was noticed in the Monadnock Ledger, Keene Sentinel, post office, and town offices. There were no abutters or members of the public present. Mr. Grophear described the nature of his proposed business. He will be running a geriatric care management business serving individuals and their families. He will be the only employee. There will be relatively no impact to the town. The Board went over the checklist and found no deficiencies.
The board declared the public portion of the hearing closed at 9:00pm. The board entered deliberation. Member Pennoyer moved to accept the site plan review for the home occupation in the village district. All members voted to accept.
Chairman Marshall reviewed the fees with Mr. Grophear. All fees were paid, and Chairman Marshall signed Mr. Grophear’s approval.
Public Hearing on Proposed Minor Subdivision from Glen Nutting- Old Schoolhouse Road
The hearing started at 9:10pm. All members listed above were present. Alternate member Morris sat in for member Cernota. Alternate member Pennoyer sat in for member Seigars. Chairman Marshall read the procedures. Member O’Connell reported that the hearing was noticed in the Monadnock Ledger, Keene Sentinel, post office, and town offices. A list was passed around for abutters and members of the public to sign in. Mr. McKenney represented Glen Nutting. Mr. Nutting owns an 8 acre parcel of land with frontage on Old Schoolhouse Road. The proposed subdivision would create 2 lots, one lot would be 5.7 acres, the other 2.2 acres. There is an abandoned dwelling currently on the smaller of the proposed lots. Mr. McKenney passed around 6 copies of the plat. The Board went over the checklist and found the following deficiencies:
1. The plat needs to have the driveways cuts marked off.
2. Need to have a block for the DPW signature.
3. Driveways permits are missing.
4. No buildings are shown within 100’.
Chairman Marshall read a letter from our consultant, Carol Ogilvie, concerning the proposed subdivision in which she said, with a few minor exceptions, that the subdivision appeared to meet Greenfield Zoning and Subdivision regulations. The exceptions that she had noted have already been corrected. (The square footage of each lot is stated, and there is a note (#8) stating that there are not any man made or natural resources. Member Pennoyer moved to accept the application. ~All members present voted to accept.
Abutters were then asked if they had any questions or comments. ~One abutter was present. He was concerned about the condition of the road with construction vehicles during this time of year. The public input portion of the hearing was closed at 9:30pm. Deliberation on the proposed subdivision was recessed until a site walk is completed on March 25th at 8am. Deliberation will reconvene on April 27th. Fees will be addressed at that time.
Mail
1. Driveway application permit for Crotched Mountain Rehab Center from the DOT
2. Memo from the Board of Selectmen
3. Magazine subscription offer
4. Southwest Regional Planning workshop flyer for March 29
5. Storm Water Treatment Bulletin #4
6. Selectmen Meeting Minutes for February 16th and February 23rd
7. Budget Hearing Minutes for February 16th
8. Invoice from the Peterborough Transcript for advertising
Miscellaneous
Member O’Connell asked that the board consider changing the notification time frame to 3 weeks. The current 10 day notification is subject to a margin of error.
Chairman Marshall thanked everyone for their support and hard work. The Board thanked Chairman Marshall for his years of services and dedication to the Board. He will be missed.
Chairman Marshall mentioned that acceptance letters should be sent out from the Board. The Board will need to create a form letter for this.
The next meeting will be on March 27th. Election of new officers will need to take place. There are 2 PCC’s scheduled for 8:00pm and 8:30pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:43pm.
Dawn DeCosta-Gallo
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