Newton Planning Board
Work Session
December 26, 2006
DRAFT
1. Call to Order
The Vice Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM, declaring a quorum of four members present.
2. Attendance
The following members were present:
Ann Miles – Vice Chairman
Jim Doggett
Rich LeClaire
Kim Vaillant
3. Zoe Lane Bond Reduction
The outstanding items that remained to be completed prior to the Town’s acceptance of the roadway have been satisfied. The following are the 6 items:
· The As-built Plan submitted with signature blocks have been stamped neither by the preparer nor the developer.
Developer and Dennis Quintal, Engineer have stamped the signature blocks.
· The driveway for Lot 15-13 crosses Lot 15-15. The developer needs to either provide an easement across Lot 15-15 in favor of Lot 15-13 or relocate the driveway to be entirely on lot 15-13.
Driveway Easement provided.
· The drainage easement on Lot 15-21 needs to be reconfigured to include the culvert that passes through Lot 15-21.
Culvert has been included and updated Drainage Easement provided.
· There is a large sign for the development that is not shown on the approved plans. It is not shown on the as-built plan. The developer needs to show the sign. It is not clear who will maintain the sign after the development is built out. This needs to be resolved prior to acceptance of the road.
The sign is not on the main way; therefore, the sign is governed under private regulations. Also, where the sign is constructed of stone, the maintenance is of little to no concern.
· There are several drainage easements associated with the development as well as the fire department cistern easement. The developer needs to provide the Board documentation that all of the easements have been recorded.
The Fire Cistern Easement and Drainage Easement on Lot 15-21 Zoe Lane have been provided.
Altus understands that the Road Agent has no outstanding issues with the development. This should be confirmed prior to acceptance of the roadway.
Motion made by Mr. Doggett with a second from Ms. Vaillant to grant the request for Bond Reduction. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Mylar Submission for address 40/42 Pond Street – Christene and Joseph Lo Vecchio
· Initially there were 3 setback issues on the lot (within 25 ft). Ms. Lo Vecchio said that these issues have been resolved as follows:
i. Cement pad has been removed.
ii. The chain link fence for the garden has been removed.
iii. The old shed which was in the tree line has been removed, and a new shed has been built within the setback.
· A new driveway has been installed.
· The following items were submitted:
i. Mylar
ii. Land Use Submission Form for addressStreet40/42 Pond Street (Plan # D-31728)
iii. Wetlands and Non Site Speci8fic Permit 2004-02909 for Tax Map / placeLot 11 /4-1, dated 02/03/2005
iv. Letter of Conditional Authorization from the Department of The Army, New England District, Corps of Engineers re: State Permit 2004-02909, dated 2-3-2005.
v. Notice to Recipients of Minor Impact StateN.H. Wetlands Permits from the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services – Minor Impact Permit #2004-02902 on 2-4-2005
vi. Application for Driveway Permit, dated September 1, 2005 for Map 11 Lot 1 Sub Lot 4-1
vii. Approval for Construction from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services Subsurface Systems Bureau, Approval # CA2005069172 for Map 11 Lot 1 / 4-1, dated 01/11/2005
· The Planning Board needs to pull and review the folder on this project before we can proceed.
· Also, Frank Gibbs needs to be contacted to confirm his approval of the new driveway and curb cut.
· Ms. Lo Vecchio will contact her credit union for a copy of the cancelled check for engineering fees. A copy of the check was found in the file; however, the NEPREA bank statements do not show that it was deposited.
Motion made by ________ with a second from ________ to ___________ Reduction. The motion passed unanimously.
The Vice-Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 8:06 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Kimberly L. Vaillant
Newton Planning Board Member
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