Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2007
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chairman - Rick Micklon, Vice Chair - Stan Brett, Dan Peaco, Mike McAllister & Shirley Hamilton - Alternate / Recording Secretary. (Absent - Maureen Howard) Shirley Hamilton moved up as a voting member, but left the meeting at 8:00 PM.
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John and Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
A. Meeting Minutes from October 2, 2007. Motion to accept minutes. DP/MM – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Kenneth & Kathleen Bailey, Map U6 Lot 5A. (Thompson Lake) - 30% Expansion within 100’ setback. Property tax card is presented. Tax card shows a single story finished attic. Picture shows more then a ranch. Tax card doesn’t show a history of expansion. RM recaps where we left off. (3) Different opinions: 1) The Assessors 2) Home owner and DEP who agree w/ each other, and 3) CEO who agrees w/ what’s there, but disagrees w/ calculations. Mike Morse, Maine DEP’s position submitted into public record. Would like to remove the 15 x 15 section, take that percentage and place it on the other part of structure. Trees to the right of the camp from the waterfront need to be removed. CEO: Comfortable w/ tree cutting if appropriate revegetative plan
is implemented. The addition that is being proposed is 6” to a foot further away from the water, than the 15 x 15 section proposing to be torn down. Some excavation will be done, but will use silt fences. House designs will not be ready until Thursday. CEO will agree on both sq. ft. and cu. ft , so that PB can vote on the application submitted, and will focus on bringing this ordinance wording to a warrant at the next town meeting. RM: PB likes to give the benefit to the applicant, but doesn’t want to put the burden of proof on the CEO. RM: This is not a precedent setting Board. DP would like to see the completed plan before the board. SB thinks that PB can discuss what he is allowed and hand it over to CEO to accept or deny. MM: Would like to see a set of plans. SH: Are you planning to put a foundation in? Applicant: No, that part of application is inaccurate. CEO: Suggests PB request an accurate and completed application. Board discussion: PB agrees w/ all
calculations as submitted. – Unanimous. Tax cards are to make PB aware of property, not to be considered part of application, as they are often too inaccurate. Applicant will come back w/ cleaned up application, ie, foundation gone, no sketch plans. Drawings by Hammond lumber will be provided. Site plan will be applicable and location of structure is necessary. Revegetation plan for the 15 x 15 area is needed. Applicant will be placed on November 20th Agenda.
B. Ronald & Linda Libby, Map U01 Lot 017. (Saturday Pond) Requesting 25' setback of Gazebo. CEO presented Property tax card. 13% volume used, leaving 17% volume for future use. Gazebo will be screened in. Will be placed on cement blocks. No structural foundation. RM: Can you move it back from water at any given time? Applicant: Yes it is movable. CEO: No definition for temporary structure in ordinance. Applicant: This is not part of structure so he is asking PB not to consider this as an expansion. DP: Does not meet side set backs by ordinance. CEO: does not encroach upon setbacks. Shed is 4’ from line. DP: Then ok w/ setbacks if this is grandfathered. Views this as a temp. structure, not a permanent one and has no issues w/ this. RM: Gazebo is a structure by nature, but
how you situate it, needs to meet setbacks. Permanent or temp., based on what it is sitting on. RM: does not believe this is expansion. CEO: With a 50’ wide lot, they can never meet setbacks. Motion that we allow the structure w/ the gazebo as presented before us w/ the conditions that this gazebo have screen panels, no other walls or glass can be added, no foundation-piers-tubes-rock-cement may be added under this structure. It shall be on blocks only and this gazebo shall not be moved any closer to Saturday Pond. This gazebo has to remain as a separate structure; it is not to be attached to existing camp. This structure does not constitute an expansion of existing camp. DP/MM – (3) agree (1) against (SB)
C. Stephen & Anita Adelson, Represented by Jared Damon, Map U13 Lot 002D. (Pleasant Lake) - 30% Expansion within 100' setback. Applicant and representative Jared Demon not in attendance. PB reviewed application. Will be increasing septic systemVery minimum soil disturbance. Bringing railing and staircase to code. Motion to accept this application as presented. SB/DP – Unanimous.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting November 6, 2007 at 7:00 PM ~ Cancelled due to Elections
B. Planning Board Meeting November 20, 2007 at 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Permits have been light since last meeting.
B. Preliminary info. Re. Kevin Haley. CEO: Requesting PB guidance for applications within SZ that fall outside of 100’ setback. RM: Work outside of the 100’ setback, has nothing to do w/ the board. PB leaving it to CEO to handle, but requesting CEO to update Board of this work, during CEO discussion.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Completed applications: RM: CEO should decide if it is acceptable prior to putting it in front of the Board. PB gives CEO the ability to decide if an application is complete or not. If CEO has not had time to review application and it goes before PB, the board can vote on whether or not it is complete or not and ask applicant to come back at a future date.
14. Pending Applications:
A. 02.06.07– MapR9, Lot 54 - Robert Fogg (Big Woods) (14) lots, SPR – Board is removing this from future agenda’s. Robert Fogg can contact PB when he is ready to return.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 PM. MM/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted, Tanya Taft, Secretary. Approved by: Rick Micklon, Chair Otisfield Planning Board~ Approved on: 11/20/2007 |
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