NOTTINGHAM PLANNING BOARD
October 21, 2010
PUBLIC SESSION
Approved & Amended
Type of Meeting: Regularly scheduled meeting
Method of Notification: Posted at the Nottingham Municipal Building & Nottingham Post Office
Meeting Location: Nottingham Municipal Building
PB Members Present: Arthur Stockus, Chair; Peter Gylfphe, Vice Chair; Rick Bacon, Secretary; Susan Mooney; Gary Anderson, Selectmen’s Rep
PB Members Absent: Scott Canney; Robert “Buzz” Davies, Alternate Member; Cheryl Smith, Alt. Member, Traci Chauvey, Alt. Member
Others Present: Jack Mettee, Mettee Planning Associates
Others Absent: Lisa Sears, Land Use Clerk
Chair Stockus called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 pm. Mr. Davies and Ms. Mooney arrived at 7:05pm. Mr. Davies was seated for Mr. Canney.
Review of Zoning Ordinance (ZO) format changes
The Board reviewed and discussed the newly formatted document with the changes from the last meeting on September 29, 2010. Discussions were as follows:
- Format & Revisions and Exclusions
- What the Board wants to do to clarify the District uses
- Various definitions and how best to place them
- Approval of time limits to Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations
- They briefly discussed areas in the ZO that need more work in the future such as Multifamily Development section.
They also made minor wording and punctuation changes throughout the document. Mr. Davies asked the Board, on behalf of Ms. Chauvey, to consider all the confusing articles, such as this new format, and the Impact Fee, etc that the Board will be asking of the voters and would the Board like to consider holding off on putting the new formatted ZO on the March ballot. He noted the time and costs involved in writing the Impact Fee Ordinance and the possibility of overwhelming the voters. Mr. Gylfphe noted this was more important than the Impact Fee Ordinance.
Mr. Mettee, discussed the possibility that the Board needs a five year plan of what the Board would like to put before the voters. There was a discussion on the amount of items going before the voters and the need to educate the voters. The Board discussed the merits of presenting the newly formatted Zoning Ordinance and the Impact Fee Ordinance.
MOTION by Mr. Gylfphe to put forward at least our Zoning Ordinance with the straightening out of the language and trying to make it understandable and to go an Impact Fee along with it or at least an acceptance of an Impact Fee coming in.
SECOND by Ms. Mooney
Mr. Bacon asked Mr. Gylfphe if his motion was to present both the ZO and the Impact Fee Ordinance to voters this year. Mr. Gylfphe agreed.
VOTE 6-Aye. 0- Opposed 0- Abstained MOTION PASSED
Mr. Mettee and the Board agreed to the next format for the Zoning Ordinance, and clarifying the definitions section. Mr. Bacon was concerned with the Lighting Ordinance section and definitions. Mr. Mettee will make a lighting definitions section, and move all definitions to one location. Mr. Mettee will get the next revision on or before the November 10th or November 15th meeting.
The Board did note that Town Counsel may need to review the ZO by early December.
MOTION by Mr. Gylfphe to adjourn at 9:40pm
SECOND by Mr. Bacon
VOTE 6-Aye. 0- Opposed 0- Abstained MOTION PASSED
Respectfully Submitted from notes provided by Rick Bacon,
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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