NOTTINGHAM PLANNING BOARD
October 15, 2008
PUBLIC SESSION
APPROVED & AMMENDED
Type of Meeting: Scheduled Workshop
Method of Notification: Posted at the Nottingham Municipal Building & Nottingham Post Office
Meeting Location: Nottingham Municipal Building
Members Present: Mr. Dave Smith; Chair, Mr. Scott Canney, Ms. Sue Mooney, Mr. Peter Gylfphe; Vice Chair, Robert “Buzz” Davies: Alternate Member, Ms. Traci Chauvey; Alternate Member
Members Absent: Mr. Bill Netishen; Selectmen’s Representative, Ms. Cheryl Smith; Alternate Member, Bob Davidson
Others Present: Mrs. Lisa Sears; Land Use Clerk, Deb Stevens; Nottingham Conservation Commission, Skip Seaverns
Chair Smith called the meeting to order at approximately 7:11 pm.
Ms. Chauvey was seated for Mr. Davidson. Mr. Davies was seated for the vacant seat.
Continued Discussion on the Conservation Overlay District (COD)
The Board reviewed the latest version of the COD, now being called Conservation Focus Areas Overlay District (CHAOD). This latest version was received earlier in the day, so the Board took a few minutes to begin the review of the changes made from the last meeting. The Board made minor editorial changes throughout the evening, as well.
Discussions were on:
C. Delineation of the District
Chair Smith questioned the number and names of the different sections; and that no supporting areas noted. After discussing, Chair Smith noted it was because there was going to be a separate Open Space Ordinance for the supporting areas.
D. Applicability
add the word “one or more of” after ordinance, and to remove “all” and “and all” on numbers 1-3.
The Board also questioned if #4. “Incentive bonuses..” should go in this section or not, the Board will consult with Ms. Copeland on a better location for this.
E. Permitted Uses
Discussion was on if this whole section was for the whole parent lot or just for the section referring to the conservation land. The Board concluded that they would like the section to be titled: Permitted Uses Beyond Residential Development. They removed numbers 5 & 6, made minor grammatical/punctuation changes.
#3.a.4 will now read: Location and configuration shall minimize the need for clearing, and grading necessary for construction; and
There was brief discussion on if handicap access would be needed and they concluded that it wasn’t; since it would most likely be owned privately.
Ms. Mooney wanted to add “Low impact alternate energy facilities” but the Board later decided to remove the whole section. They also removed section #5. After much discussion, the Board was split on if they wanted to allow these use of telecommunications (and utilities) in the highly valued conservation areas. “Best Management Practices” was discussed briefly but some members of the Board would like more information on what exactly “Best Management Practices” are in regards to making trails, etc. They later agreed not to allow these uses in the conservation area.
It was noted that the Planning Board will be reviewing these applications and will see how and where the utilities will go. It was also noted that any telecommunication application has its own set of regulations to follow including Regional Impact notifications.
G. Dimensional Requirements
#2-4 should all end with “developed, as residential lots, excluding infrastructure.” They also better defined the percentages. #2-is 50% or less, #3-50% to 75%, #4-is 75% or more.
The Board worked out different examples using the chalkboard to illustrate them. Ms. Chauvey again questioned if the developers would choose to do this ordinance if they would not get the same amount of lots as they would with a conventional subdivision plan. The Board discussed the cost of the roads noting if this way would save the developer the costs of longer roads and other infrastructure. Other issues that the Board discussed where; cul-de-sacs and their safety, single family vs. multi family units, and build out plans. It was noted that the matching regulations to this ordinance will have to be reviewed to make sure things like the cul-de-sacs were allowed, since they currently are not allowed in the conventional subdivision regulations.
They wanted to also make sure that the definitions also match the definitions that are in other Planning Board documents. Infrastructure will need to be defined in this section.
Point of Order: Mr. Gylfphe left the meeting at approximately 9:20pm.
H. Performance Standards
1. change “Conservation” to “Open Space”.
The Board ended its discussion on page 5 during Section H.
MOTION by Mr. Canney to adjourn at 9:40pm.
SECOND by Ms. Mooney
VOTE 5-Aye. 0- Opposed 0- Abstained MOTION PASSED
Respectfully Submitted,
Lisa L. Sears
Land Use Clerk
These minutes are subject to approval at a regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting at which time the above minutes are corrected or accepted.
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