Town of Mount Desert Planning Board Approved
Minutes of January 12, 2004 01/26/2004
Board Members Present Public Present
Marc Sevigny, Chairman Joe Renault Lisa Renault
Samuel M. Fox III Lucas Dunbar Sarah Dunbar
Joseph Tracy Thomas Brown Kelly Brown
Robert Coolidge, alt M. J. Penn John Sweet
Stephen Zirnkilton, alt Chuck Bucklin
Brent Hamor, CEO; Barbara Williams, Assistant; Joelle D. Nolan, Recording Secretary
I. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mr. Coolidge.
II. The draft minutes from the December 18 & 22, 2003 meetings were unanimously approved as amended and the draft minutes from the January 5, 2004 meeting were unanimously approved as circulated.
III. Public Hearings - Conditional Use Permits
A. NAME: John Sweet
LOCATION: 333 Sound Drive, Mount Desert
TAX MAP: 8 LOT: 24 ZONE: Residential 1
PURPOSE: Services 2 Wholly Enclosed for carpentry
SITE INSPECTION: 3:30 p.m.
It was confirmed the notice was published in the Bar Harbor Times.
No conflict of interest was reported. The regular members present and the two alternates are the voting members for this hearing.
Site Inspection reported by Mr. Tracy.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION (Tracy/Fox).
Mr. Sweet said the hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, with and average of 2 - 3 employees in the shop and an additional 8 - 10 on job sites; however, occasionally up to 10 employees could be in the shop. Mr. Tracy asked to have these added as conditions to the permit.
The Standards of Section 6. of the LUZO, as amended March 4, 2003, were reviewed and found to be in conformance, as noted on the application.
A VOTE WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE, WITH THE ADDED CONDITIONS, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4-0.
B. NAME: Ridgely & Leta Foster
LOCATION: 561 Sound Drive, Mount Desert
TAX MAP: 10 LOT: 163 ZONE: Rural/Woodland 3
PURPOSE: outdoor swimming (lap) pool 15 ft x 75 ft x 4 ft deep
SITE INSPECTION: 3:00 p.m.
Mr. Charles E. Bucklin was present as agent for the applicants/owners.
It was confirmed the notice was published in the Bar Harbor Times.
No conflict of interest was reported. The two regular members present and the two alternate members are the voting members for this hearing.
Site Inspection reported by Mr. Tracy.
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION (Tracy/Zirnkilton).
The Standards of Section 6. of the LUZO, as amended March 4, 2003 were reviewed and found to be in conformance, as noted on the application.
A VOTE WAS CALLED AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4-0.
Mr. Marc Sevigny assumed the Chair.
IV. Unfinished Business
A. Subdivision Application Completeness Review
Thomas & Kelly Brown, Joseph P. & Mary Renault III, Lucas & Sarah Dunbar
Tax Map 11 Lot 108 Rural Woodland 3 Zone
Pretty Marsh, Mount Desert
5 Lot Subdivision
Board reviewed the application against the following sections of the Subdivision Ordinance and found the application complete except as noted:
4.2.1 Information on the Applicant
1. Name of Owner
2. Name of Applicant (if other than owner)
3. If Applicant is a corporation, state whether the corporation is licensed to do business in Maine, and attach copy of Secretary of State's Registration.
4. Name of Applicant's authorized representative and authorization.
5. Name, address, and number of Registered Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, or Planner.
6. Address to which all correspondence from the Board should be sent.
7. What interest does the Applicant have in the parcel to be subdivided (option, land purchase contract, record ownership, etc.)?
8. What interest does the applicant have in any property abutting parcel to be subdivided?
9. State whether preliminary plat plan covers entire, contiguous holdings of owner.
4.2.2 Information on Parcel to be Subdivided
1. Location of property: Map and Lot (from Town Tax Maps.)
2. Survey maps of tract to be subdivided, as well as contiguous property of the owner of the tract, certified by a Registered Land Surveyor, tied to established reference points (attach to application).
3. Current zoning district(s) of property.
4. Acreage of parcel to be subdivided. 19.98 acres per updated survey presented
5. An SSWD, by a licensed soil engineer identifying soil types and a map showing the location of soil test areas, unless the parcel will utilize public sewer. There shall be at least one satisfactory soil test per lot.
6. Names of property owners within 1,000 feet from the parcel to be subdivided, and on opposite side of any road from parcel to be subdivided (show on Plat).
7. Any restrictive covenants to be placed on the deeds. The following are ideas and will be finalized on the final plat: wetlands limitations, businesses limited to home occupations, road association membership, and right-of-way path to Acadia National Park.
8. Proposed soil erosion and sedimentation control
9. Water supply.
4.2.3 Information on Subdivision
1. Proposed name of subdivision
2. Number of lots
3. Date, north point, graphic map scale (show on Plat).
4. Proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions and suggested location where known of buildings, subsurface sewage disposal systems, and wells (show on Plat).
5. Location of temporary markers so located as to enable the Board readily to locate lots and appraise basic lots layout in the field (show on Plat)
6. Location of all parcels to be dedicated to public use, the conditions of such dedication, as well as the location of all natural features of site elements to be preserved (show on Plat).
7. A location map, consisting of a USGS Topographical Map, showing the relation of the proposed subdivision to adjacent properties and to the general surrounding area. The location map shall show all the area within 2000 feet of any property line of the proposed subdivision and shall be attached to application.
8. Location and size of existing buildings and other essential existing physical features (show on Plat).
9. Location of all wetlands, regardless of size, all water bodies and areas within the State Shoreland Zone (show on Plat).
10. Location of all drains which shall provide adequate storm water management.
11. Location and size of any existing and proposed sewers and water mains, and culverts and drains. Need to be shown on plat.
12. Location, names, and widths of existing and proposed streets, highways, easements, building lines, parks, and other open spaces (shown on Plat). Need to be shown on plat.
13. Names of abutters (show on Plat).
14. If the subdivision, or any part of it, is in such an area the subdivider will determine the 100-year flood elevation and flood hazard boundaries within the subdivision.
15. Other information not indicated above, as specified by the Board.
MOTION MADE, SECONDED (Coolidge/Fox), AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED (5-0) TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION AS COMPLETE, WITH THE CONDITION THAT APPLICANTS PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION (as noted above).
B. Richard Davis Irvin, Jr.
Ober Mill Subdivision Phase Two
Tax Map 12 Lot 13
Site Inspection: 2:00 p.m.
Site inspection was done. CEO, Mr. Tracy. reported. There will be 11 lots, 10 plus remaining lands of Mr. Irvin. One portion will be accessed from the Woods Road, and the other from the Indian Point Road; but there are not plans in the near future to connect the two roads.
V. New Business
None presented.
VI. Meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m. The next scheduled meeting/public hearing(s) is at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2004 in the Meeting Room, Town Hall, Northeast Harbor.
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