Regular Meeting Minutes – April 14, 2011 (unofficial until approved)
Chairman Scott Badger called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
In attendance: Members - Bea Davis, Ray Abbott, Scott Badger, Betsey Harding, Sarah Kimball and David Treadwell. Alternates - Ian Hayes, George Howard and Larry Siebert. Michael Mallett and Daren Levitt called to say they wouldn’t be there. Others attending - Doug Burnell for H.E.B. Engineering, Kevin Tilton, Robin Willits and Bob Davis.
Review of the Minutes of the February 10th Meeting
Scott recommended a small change under New Business. In the first paragraph he asked that, “waiving the requirement of a subdivision to comply” be changed to “waiving the Subdivision Regulations requirement of a subdivision to comply”. George Howard also requested that, under the Site Disturbance Discussion, it be added that he will look at guidelines for Site Disturbance.
Betsey Harding moved that the minutes be accepted with these changes; David Treadwell seconded the motion and all voted favorably.
Public Comment None
Scott Badger announced that Mark Synott will not be presenting his Conceptual Review tonight, but Bob Davis will discuss a new proposal for Grover Road.
Conceptual Review: Schoonman and Willits, merger/lot line adjustment plan – R11 / 6,7 & 9
Doug Burnell represented Mr. Willits. The proposal was for a land trade between the Willits and the Schoonmans and Mr. Burnell initially suggested that everything might be handled via lot line adjustments. After some discussion, though, it was the consensus of the Board that the trade would involve a couple lot mergers and a subdivision. The Board didn’t see any problems with the project, so long as sufficient soil information was presented for all new and adjusted lots. It was also noted that, while a class VI road can provide frontage for the subdivision, it’s likely to pose a problem for any building permit application.
Doug Burnell asked if it was possible to come to the next meeting with an application. Our Subdivision Regulations require applications be submitted 15 days before the meeting. He will try to get this done and be on the agenda in May.
Conceptual Review: Bob Davis, Grover Road – V-6/31 A-2, A-4, A-5, A-6
Bob brought in new drawings by Ammonoosuc Survey for the Grover Road area that has been worked on for 6 years. This new proposal would entail a lot line adjustment between the Davis lot and the adjacent Dambrie lot, and a subsequent subdivision creating a new lot between the two.
Scott noted that the only item which had still needed to be cleared up to satisfy the Approval with Contingencies for the proposal reviewed last December was the under-drain depth on the extension of Grover Road (so as to provide frontage for the new and adjusted lots). Given the fact that the new proposal would, alter the lots of that plan, it should not get final approval. Rather, the Board agreed, a new proposal should be brought to the Board showing both the proposed lot line adjustment and lot subdivision under discussion tonight. The new plat plan would need to include soil information for all new and adjusted lots. Bea asked for a list of issues to be taken care; the Board saw no other problems.
Frontage and Building Permit Discussions
It was decided to continue these discussions at the May meeting. Scott mentioned that staff at the Local Government Center (LGC) didn’t know of other towns who put frontage requirements in the Subdivision Regulations, but agreed that that might be a way of permitting flexibility in certain situations.
Scott also mentioned that Kim Halquist, an attorney at the LGC, wasn’t sure if it’s legal to not require a building permit in some situations (alterations under $10,000 in value) but require it in others. In the attorney’s opinion, if we require building permits at all, we need to require them for all work as specified by the State and International Building Codes.
New Business
Betsey pointed out that we need to appoint new officers. She and Larry Siebert will serve on the nominating committee and make recommendations at the next meeting.
As there was no further discussion, Chairman Scott Badger adjourned the meeting 9 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan G. Way, Secretary
April 23, 2011
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