Greenfield, NH Planning Board
Meeting Minutes for 10/13/08
Recorded by Dario Carrara
Start of Meeting
The meeting began at 7:05 pm. Members present are Morris, O’Connell, Day, and alternate member Steere. Morris designates Steere to take member Fletcher’s place.
Minutes from September 22, 2008 Meeting
Steere reads the minutes from the September 22, 2008 meeting. One change:
1) Under 7:30 pm, “Warrant Articles”, change “COE” to “CEO”.
Steere motions to accept minutes as amended, O’Connell seconds, all in favor.
Minutes from October 4, 2008 O’Donnell Site Walkthrough
Steere reads the minutes from the October 4, 2008 site walk. One change:
1) Under “Walk of Lot One”, remove “there were no issues noted with lot one.”
Steere motions to accept minutes as amended, O’Connell seconds, all in favor.
Robert Marshall
Motion made by O’Connell to appoint Robert Marshall as an alternate member. The motion was seconded by Steere, all in favor. Morris designates Marshall to take member Borden’s place for the remainder of the meeting.
Mail
1) Planning Board budget.
2) LCG “Preparing for a Successful Town Meeting” brochure
3) DES “Changes to subsurface Rules RSA 483-B”
4) Copy of receipt for Duval Survey
5) Minimum impact dredge and fill application from Gene Mitchell
6) Letter from Jane O’Donnell
Continuation of O’Donnell Subdivision Application
The public hearing is still open. No members of the public are present. Don Duval from Duval Survey is present and updates the Board on the status of the revised plats he has brought. Duval submitted a letter written by Jane O’Donnell stating that she was the person on the property with snow shoes removing “no trespassing” signs last winter.
Don met with Duffy Fox, Director of DPW, on site and Duffy gave Don a verbal okay on the driveway locations. Don talked with Catherine Shaw about lot numbers and the numbers are okay but contain dots instead of dashes. Don talked with Peter Hopkins about the test pits, but Board is still not clear what Peter’s official stance is
Morris closes the public hearing at 7:53 pm. The Board enters into a deliberative session. O’Connell questions if lot 18-7 has enough flags to delineate the wetlands. O’Connell motions that the wetlands be reflagged so that the Board can clearly see the delineation of the wetlands on its second site walk. Morris schedules the second site walk for October 25, 2008, at 9 am. Board discusses site distance for proposed driveway on lot 18-7. Board discusses proposed driveway location for lot 18-7, specifically, distance to abutting property line, distance to wetland buffer, and minimum driveway width.
Morris continues this agenda item to October 27, 2008 at 8:45 pm.
List of Deficiencies:
1) Lot numbers should be dashes, not dots
2) Peter and test pits
3) Flow direction on culvert
4) Buffer, building envelope, and 100 year flood plane lines are confusing and need to be clarified for entire plat.
5) Soils need to be delineated for entire plat.
6) Note needs to be added to plat stating how many sheets there are and which ones will be filed with HCRD.
7) Letter from SFC engineering regarding road bond for Ryan’s Farm OSD.
CIP – Capital Improvements Program
John Halper addresses the Board with several possible options on how to go forward. Steere motions that the Board appoints John Halper to head the CIP effort, O’Connell seconds, all in favor. Marshall would like to make sure department heads have a very concise directive to follow. John will ask all department heads to make dollar adjustments for each item and to validate the priorities.
Steve Carey – Possible Subdivision
Steve Carey contacted Morris about tax map R7, lot 21-2, Pratt subdivision. Kevin will look into the meeting minutes for that subdivision, specifically the special exception for a single driveway. Carey is asking about possible subdivision possibilities. Morris will contact Carey and let him know that the lot is approved by Special Exception for one driveway to one dwelling.
Myron Steere
Motion made by O’Connell to make Steere a member to fill Carrara’s seat for the rest of the year. Seconded by Marshall, all in favor.
Zoning Map
The Board is responding to a memo from Catherine Shaw. The Board feels that subdivisions for residential purposes, in the industrial overlay zone, should be removed from the industrial overlay map.
End of Meeting
O’Connell motions that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Steere, all in favor.
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