NOTTINGHAM PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
PUBLIC SESSION
APPROVED BY THE BOARD FEBRUARY 15, 2006
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Mr. Dave Smith, Chair Mr. Jon Caron
Ms. Mary Bonser, Selectmen's Representative Mr. Bill Booth
Mr. Peter Gylfphe
Mr. Scott Curry
Ms. Sandra Jones
ALSO PRESENT:
Ms. Cynthia Copeland, Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Mr. Paul Colby, Building Inspector
The Chair called the public hearing to order at 7:00pm.
PUBLIC HEARING- PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES:
The Planning Board reviewed the proposed changes to the zoning ordinance. They decided to change the RSA number from 674.21 to 674.22 on page 1, section C of the Growth Management Ordinance. They also made a few other grammar changes. Mr. Colby said that the Planning Board should have left in one other thing from his model sign ordinance. He said that under exemptions in the sign ordinance 4f the Planning Board should add, "except those parts which solely indicate date, time or temperature." The Planning Board decided that in the proposed sign ordinance under #6 they should strike the word "permit" from the first sentence.
Mr. Curry made a motion to amend the proposed sign ordinance to reflect the changes the Planning Board had just discussed. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
Mr. Curry made a motion that the Planning Board recommend the proposed definition of junk. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. Ms. Bonser, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gylfphe and Ms. Jones voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Curry voted against the motion. The motion passed 4-1.
Mr. Curry stated that his objection to the proposed ordinance was the short time in which it had been prepared. He said that he was not comfortable with voting for it because he felt the Planning Board had not had time to discuss it enough before the public hearings on it.
Ms. Bonser made a motion that the Planning Board recommend the proposed Article XVI, Residential Timing and Phasing. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. Ms. Bonser, Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Smith and Ms. Jones voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Curry voted against the motion. The motion passed 4-1.
Mr. Curry said that his objection was the same as he had just stated after the vote on the proposed definition of junk.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion that the Planning Board recommend the proposed sign ordinance. Ms. Jones seconded the motion. Mr. Gylfphe, Ms. Jones, Mr. Smith and Ms. Bonser voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Curry voted against the motion. The motion passed 4-1.
Mr. Curry restated his objection.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion that Amendment #1, the Interim Growth Management Ordinance be deleted effective on March 8, 2006. Mr. Curry seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
SIGNING PLANS:
At 8:10pm the Planning Board signed the plan for the Gillespie subdivision again because there had been a problem recording it at the Registry of Deeds.
WORKSHOP:
Mr. Curry left at this point.
At 8:20pm the Planning Board started a workshop session. They briefly discussed major and minor subdivisions. Mr. Colby said that if a person had the possibility for 10 lots on their property and they only wanted to make 3 lots than their application should be considered a major subdivision.
The Planning Board talked about terms and definitions. They decided that a lot line adjustment could not increase the number of lots.
Ms. Jones made a motion to accept the definition of lot line adjustment. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. Ms. Jones, Ms. Bonser, Mr. Smith and Mr. Gylfphe voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
The Board felt that a major subdivision should be defined as 4 or more lots.
Ms. Jones made a motion to accept the definition of major subdivision. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. Ms. Jones, Ms. Bonser, Mr. Smith and Mr. Gylfphe voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
The Board felt that the definition of a minor subdivision should be 3 lots or fewer.
Ms. Jones made a motion to accept the definition of minor subdivision. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. Ms. Jones, Ms. Bonser, Mr. Smith and Mr. Gylfphe voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
The Board discussed the definition of performance guaranty.
Ms. Jones made a motion to accept the definition. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. Ms. Jones, Mr. Gylfphe, Mr. Smith and Ms. Bonser voted in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Ms. Bonser said that the phasing plan would be a written agreement between the applicant and the Planning Board. She said that the phasing plan would be recorded and it should include information on the performance guaranty and the infrastructure. Mr. Gylfphe said that should not be a requirement for minor subdivisions. Mr. Smith said that if you didn't need a phasing plan than your plan should be that you did not have a phasing plan. Mr. Gylfphe said that the Planning Board was trying to discourage minor subdivisions on large lots and he said that this would allow the Board to enforce the cistern rule. Mr. Smith said that minor subdivisions should still be subject to phasing. Ms. Bonser said that she did not want people who were doing small subdivisions to have to go through a voluminous amount of work. Mr. Gylfphe said that major subdivisions should require a cistern and minor subdivisions should require sprinklers. Mr. Smith said that was unless a cistern was within 2000
feet of the major or minor subdivision. Mr. Gylfphe said that the problem could be solved by saying that minor subdivisions may be required to have alternative fire protections. Mr. Smith said that requiring sprinklers should be in the building code. He said that cisterns or water access with a standpipe should be required for new major subdivisions. He noted Section 6B2F. Ms. Copeland said that the ordinances needed to be broader. Mr. Smith said that it should be in the building code and it should say "shall either." Ms. Jones said that she did not think people subdividing their land into one, two or three lots should need to spend money for cisterns. Ms. Copeland said that she wanted to do further research on this.
Ms. Jones made a motion that the Planning Board hold a workshop on February 22, 2006. Mr. Gylfphe seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Mr. Gylfphe made a motion to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:00pm. Ms. Bonser seconded the motion. The present members of the Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Kelly Tivnan
Planning Board Secretary
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