Town of Mount Desert Planning Board
Minutes of January 24, 2011
Public Present
Greg Johnston and Katrina Carter
Board Members Present
Ellen Brawley, Chair; James Clunan, Vice Chairman; and Gerard M. Miller, alt;
Kim Keene, CEO; Claire Woolfolk, Recording Secretary
I. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
II. Public Hearings
Conditional Use Approval Application(s):
A. Conditional Use Approval Application #001-2011
NAME: Constance A. Jordan, Trustee
AGENT: Greg Johnston, G.F. Johnston & Associates
LOCATION: 20 Narrows Road, Mount Desert
TAX MAP: 11 LOT: 34 ZONE(S): SR3
PURPOSE: Section 3.4 - Filling and earth moving of > 50 cubic yards
SITE INSPECTION: 3:00 PM
Conflict of interest was reported: Ms. Jordan is a faculty member of the Senior College where Mr. Clunan also volunteers. Other Board members and Mr. Johnston did not see a problem with Mr. Clunan participating in this hearing. Ellen Brawley, James Clunan, and Gerard M. Miller are the voting members for this hearing. It was confirmed the notice was published in the Bar Harbor Times on January 12, 2011.
Site Inspection was attended by Mr. Johnston and Ms. Brawley and reported by Ms. Brawley. The shoreline is on a steep bluff and as you stand looking at the damage you can see where the trees are undercut and falling down. It is clear that it will only further deteriorate. There is a dock located approximately 600 feet away on a point and the location which is eroded is in cove. The area that needs to be addressed is about
5 to 6 feet high by 130 feet long. It was confirmed that the property is in conformance with the latest tax map. No public comments or correspondence has been received.
MOTION TO APPROVE MADE BY Mr. Miller; SECONDED BY Mr. Clunan.
The Standards of Section 6 of the LUZO, as amended May 4, 2010 were reviewed as follows: See attached checklist for CUA # 001 -2010.
A VOTE WAS CALLED to approve the application pending AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (3-0).
III. Subdivision Approval Application(s)
Completeness Review:
David Burr & Holly Cozzi-Burr – 6 Gilpatrick Lane & 7 Maple Lane – land merger with abutters as defined in Title 30-A § 4401 (D) (6).
SITE INSPECTION – 4:15 PM
This is a review of the same subdivision application that was approved in May 2010. Nothing has changed and the owners are going through the process again because the plat did not get registered in a timely fashion with the Hancock County Registry of Deeds.
A MOTION made by Mr. Miller that the Subdivision Application is complete and Sections 4.2.1-3 and 5 are unchanged from the May 2010 approved application; SECONDED by Mr. Clunan. APPROVED (3-0)
Subdivision Application will be placed on the February 28th agenda for a public hearing.
Other Business
IV. Approval of Minutes
The draft minutes from the January 10, 2011 meeting were unanimously approved as amended.
A MOTION to approve the minutes from the January 10, 2011 meeting as amended was made by Mr. Miller; SECONDED by Mr. Clunan. APPROVED (3-0)
Workshop
The Board discussed the upcoming LUZO workshop and CEO Keene passed out the latest changes to the present board members.
The mailing of the Town of Mount Desert Land Use Map and LUZO amendment changes notice went out on January 20th and Noel Musson, CES is fielding the phone calls in reference to the mailing.
Planning Board Priorities
Mr. Clunan brought up the review of the Planning Board priorities. The members present agreed to review them again when more members are present. April 11th or 25th are possible dates to review the priorities. Also discussed was whether to have a special meeting or to include it on the agenda for a regular meeting. No decision was made tonight.
V. Meeting adjourned at 7:26. p.m. The next scheduled meeting/public hearing(s) is at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, January 27, 2011, in the Meeting Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor.
Respectfully submitted,
ORIGINAL SIGNATURE ON FILE IN TOWN OFFICE.
Jim Clunan, Secretary Pro-Tem
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