NOTTINGHAM PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MAY 3, 2006
PUBLIC SESSION
APPROVED BY THE BOARD MAY 24, 2006
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Mr. Dave Smith, Chair Ms. Sandra Jones
Ms. Mary Bonser, Selectman's Representative
Mr. Peter Gylfphe
Ms. Gail Mills
Mr. Mark Harding
Mr. Skip Seaverns (Arrived 7:15pm)
OTHERS PRESENT:
Ms. Michelle Beauchamp, Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Mr. David Wright, Economic Development Director
Members of the Conservation Commission
Ms. Kelly Tivnan, Planning Board Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:07pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Ms. Bonser made a motion that the Planning Board approve the minutes from the meeting on April 5, 2006. Mr. Harding seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
Ms. Bonser made a motion that the Planning Board approve the minutes from the meeting on April 19, 2006. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 6-0.
PUBLIC HEARING-CISTERN ORDINANCE:
Ms. Beauchamp presented an ordinance that the Strafford Regional Planning Commission wanted to recommend. Mr. Seaverns said that the Board probably did not want to get into such specific changes at this time. He said that if the Planning Board made these changes that SRPC was recommending they would have to have another public hearing on this issue before the small change they were discussing could become a regulation. Ms. Bonser said that the most important thing in the recommended ordinance was that the Fire Chief was the designee of the Planning Board and made recommendations to them. Mr. Seaverns said that fire protection should be discussed in the Master Plan. He said that the SRPC had suggested a lot of things and the Planning Board should look at using some of them at some point. Mr. Smith read out
loud what the current regulations said and what the Planning Board was proposing. Mr. Seaverns suggested that the proposed regulation should specify that they were talking about an "existing or proposed" residence when they were saying how far away the source of water should be. Mr. Smith said that information should be shown on the subdivision plat. He asked if that would be a significant change. Mr. Harding said he felt that it would simply be a clarification. Mr. Seaverns agreed. He said that the change was only clarifying their intent.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion to accept the proposed cistern ordinance as clarified. Mr. Seaverns seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 6-0.
Mr. Gylfphe said that the Master Plan did not include health, welfare and safety/protection. Mr. Seaverns agreed and said that the Planning Board might want to address that.
DISCUSSION WITH CONSERVATION COMMISSION:
At 7:35pm the Board began a discussion with the Conservation Commission.
The Conservation Commission showed the Planning Board pictures of their site walk near the Homestead subdivision. They talked about silt fences having been built. Mr. Smith read a letter that the Planning Board had received from the Rockingham County Conservation District. Mr. Seaverns asked if the Conservation Commission usually went in and looked at projects or if they needed direction from the Planning Board. The Conservation Commission stated that any information the Planning Board could give them would be very helpful. Mr. Smith said that he was most concerned about the vernal pools and the wetlands issues. The Conservation Commission said that it seemed the engineers working on this project for Barrington and Nottingham would not communicate with each other. They suggested that if the Planning
Board received a violation notice the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission should go on a site walk right away so the Conservation Commission could point things out to the Planning Board. Mr. Seaverns said that the Planning Board could ask the Rockingham County Conservation District to send notices of violations to the Conservation Commission as well. Ms. Bonser discussed a problem with dumping in state owned wetlands. Mr. Smith said that maybe the wetlands area with the problem needed a sign. Mr. Seaverns said that the Planning Board should send the revised Homestead Plan to the Rockingham County Conservation District and ask about the total cost of this project up to this point. The Conservation Commission mentioned a stream crossing on the Homestead property. Mr. Gylfphe said that was in Barrington. The Conservation Commission said that the water flowed into Barrington from Nottingham. Mr. Smith read out loud a letter
that the Planning Board had received from Appledor Engineering about changes to the plan. The Planning Board and the Conservation Commission looked at the revised plan and discussed the changes. Mr. Seaverns wondered whether these plan changes should be forwarded to the Rockingham County Conservation District. He said that the Planning Board should find out how these changes would affect Nottingham. Mr. Smith asked if the Planning Board should have the applicant come before them. Mr. Gylfphe said that the Rockingham County Conservation District should look at the revised plans first. Ms. Beauchamp asked whether the Conservation Commission reviewed subdivision plans before public hearings. Mr. Seaverns said no. Ms. Beauchamp noted that might be a good idea. Mr. Seaverns said that the Planning Board was looking into changing their plan acceptance process. The Conservation Commission said that they would like the opportunity
to review the plans prior to public hearings. Mr. Seaverns said that in order for that to happen the Planning Board would have to change their application clock.
OTHER:
Ms. Beauchamp said that she would be working with Cynthia Copeland and she said that she would be happy to answer questions from the Planning Board at any time.
The Planning Board Secretary noted that the Economic Development Director wanted the Planning Board to be aware of the Charette program. Mr. Smith read out loud a small synopsis of the Charette program.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion to adjourn at 9:40pm. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 6-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Kelly Tivnan
Planning Board Secretary
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