Regular Meeting Minutes
July 19, 2005
1. Call to order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chairman Rick Micklon, Vice Chair Stan Brett, Dan Peaco, Win Webster, Maureen Howard, Alternate Mike McAllister, & Recording Secretary – Alternate Shirley Hamilton.
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Board Meeting, June 21st, 2005 - Motion to accept minutes. DP/MH Unanimous.
B. Workshop Meeting, July 5th, 2005 - Motion to accept minutes. SB/WW – Unanimous. MH abstained (absent from workshop).
5. Discussion & Comments from Public:
A. None
6. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None
7. Residence Based Business Applications:
A. Gordon Chamberlain – R8, Lot 5C, Home based business’s (Peaco Hill)
Gordon Chamberlain is not present. Board reviewed application. Proposed name of business is “Ole Fashun” Tire Swing Company.
PB questions:
#5, Employees? Is Gordon the part time employee? Is he an employee or an owner / with no actual employees?
#8, will off street parking be provided, for employees & customers?
#8, how many parking spaces are available and is it adequate for retail traffic? Is this a different business from his wife’s, at the same address?
#12, tires, where are they going to be stored? How does he plan to store the waste? The Board feels there would be some waste generated and would like to clarify #10, #11 & #12.
#16, Two signs? This will be the second sign at same address. #16, #17 & #18 all apply to signs so they would all be applicable.
Motion to not accept this application as submitted, until the Board can get satisfactory answers. MH/WW – Unanimous. DP abstained (His reason is that he is an abutter to the applicant’s property.) Discussion: SH wants to know if the tires will attract and breed mosquitoes. MH has a sense of where the property is, but she feels the need for a site walk, before deciding one way or the other. Both businesses at this site have the potential for a lot of total raw material. RM: At this date it is premature to decide if a site walk is necessary.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. Dan Simoneau - R7, Lot 16 - Appearing for Site Plan Review for Camp on Saturday Pond.
Dan is not in attendance due to RM’s request. RM is submitting an email he sent to Dan into public record. Dan will be put on the August 16th Agenda.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. Craig Higgins – R9, lot 38, Preliminary Review for a 14-lot subdivision.
Discussion process (sketch plan) he is representing North Country Land, Inc. One (1) dwelling unit per five (5) acres. Fourteen (14) lots and a ball field/ recreation field. Not proposing to create any access to any other land. This land is subject to a future timber harvest. Fred Huntress manages this land and has for several years. RM: define harvest? Craig: not qualified to answer that. This will probably be in harvest before next month. RM: would like the verbiage for harvesting so that the Board, the town and the state can confirm what was proposed, and what was actually done. Craig: George Sawyer from Sawyer Engineering in Bridgton is the surveyor. Watershed: Pleasant Lake. Will propose 5’ contours. RS: no concerns with what he has been given so far. Craig: Gave Scott Williams a copy of the
plan. RM: We will probably have Scott Williams and AVCOG take a look at this with us as consultants. Craig: Proposed restrictions, one house only, commercial use prohibited, no mobile homes, domestic animals only, no further division of lots 1-14. Buildings will be limited to specific building envelopes. Average density is one home per 5 acres. Craig will fax letter of representation, provide definition of harvesting and give the town a check in the amount of $1,000.00. Site walk scheduled for August 16, 2005, 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the property.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. None.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Next Workshop August 2nd, 2005 at 7:00 PM
B. Next Regular Meeting August 16th, 2005 at 7:00 PM. (site walk prior to meeting)
12. Discussion & comments from board:
A. RM would like to be put on next agenda for review of his Residence Based Business Application for Maine Building and Development, LLC.
B. RM would like a more condensed version of minutes.
C. PB would like to discuss with CEO the requirements for a permit regarding above ground fuel storage tanks. (Both above and below 1000-gallon increments).
13. Adjournment: With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. DP/WW – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Recording Sec.
Approved by: ____________________________________
Rick Micklon, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: ________________________________
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