Greenfield Planning Board Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2006
Start of Meeting
The meeting opened at 7pm in the 2nd floor meeting room of the Town Offices with Chairman Carrara, members O’Connell, Fletcher, Halper, Morris, Rainier, and Borden in attendance.
Meeting Minutes from the August 28th Meeting
Minutes were read and accepted with the following change:
Under “CIP Meeting with Department Heads and Members of the Public”, “replace fire engine #1” changed to “eliminate sterile utility vehicle”.
Under “Discussion on Landmark”, “Chris Stewart has requested a meeting” changed to “Chris Stewart requested a meeting, via an email dated 8/25/06,”.
Under “Discussion on Landmark”, “Chairman Carrara reminded Mr. Stewart” changed to “Chairman Carrara reminded Mr. Stewart in a telephone call”.
Mail:
Letter from Ivy Vann- re: Public charrette in Peterborough
Selectmen meeting minutes for August 17th and August 24th
Flyer from Local Government Center- re: Volunteer Awards
Updated list of building permits from Peter Hopkins
Letter from Guilford Transportation Industries- re: Railroads
Planning Conference- Office of Energy & Planning
Notice of Decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals- re: Mathewson Special Exception
Miscellaneous
Peter Hopkins was present to discuss his proposal to adopt the state building code.
Dawn DeCosta-Gallo announced that this would be her last meeting as the minute taker.
Business Before the Board
Adele Gagnon asked the Board for an interpretation regarding back lots. The Board reminded her that there must be 10 acres to satisfy the minimum and that wetlands cannot be used to satisfy the minimum in the general residence zone.
The Board reviewed the FEMA maps for accuracy and noted any changes.
A working meeting will be scheduled for the end of October to address outstanding issues.
Public Hearing on Proposed York River, LLC Major Subdivision- Old Bennington Road
The hearing started at 7:30pm. Chairman Carrara 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. Bill Davidson from Meridian Land Services was present for York River. York River owns a 16.174 acre parcel of land (Lot R1-14) with frontage on Old Bennington Road. The proposed subdivision would create 4 lots with little wetlands impact.
Chairman Carrara went over the fees with York River, LLC and a check was collected. Chairman Carrara 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 planning board then asked questions concerning the subdivision. The Board went over the checklist and found the following deficiencies:
Need perk tests results
Upland/ wetland area calculations
Need 75’ well radius for Lot R1-14
Statement on plat that the easement carries forward
Setting of the monuments
DPW signature block & signature
Water flow direction in wetland areas
Add “all” zoning requirements on note 3
Need 6 copies of plat and Mylar
Member O’Connell moved to accept the application. ~All members present voted to accept.
The public portion of the hearing opened at 8:30pm. Abutters were then asked if they had any questions or comments. ~Abutters questioned the use of the back lot. There was concern regarding the impact on the wetlands. A question was also raised as to the location and types of houses that will be built. There was some concern regarding the location of driveways with relation to the brook. The public input portion of the hearing was closed at 8:45pm. Deliberation on the proposed subdivision was scheduled for October 23rd at 7:30pm.
Deliberation on the proposed Mathewson Real Estate Holdings minor subdivision- Muzzey Hill Road
Deliberation started at 8:50pm. The Board accepted a request from Mathewson for an additional 30 day extension dated 9/11/06. The board reviewed the deficiency list from the July 24th meeting. All deficiencies have been addressed. The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special exception for 2 separate wetlands crossings to allow for driveways. They felt that a common driveway would have more of an infringement on the wetlands than the 2 separate cuts. The Board noted one outstanding issue:
1. A note needs to be added that there is a back lot on Lot R1-1-2.
Member Halper made a motion to approve the application from Mathewson Real Estate Holdings for a minor subdivision on Muzzey Hill Road with the addition of a note regarding the creation of a back lot on Lot R1-1-2. The motion was seconded and the vote was unanimous. Deliberations closed at 9:15pm.
Capital Improvement Plan
Member Halper reviewed the schedule for what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done. The Board discussed the requests and assigned a priority to each request. A public hearing is scheduled for October 16th.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:50pm.
Respectfully submitted, Dawn DeCosta-Gallo
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