Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
December 18, 2007
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chairman - Rick Micklon, Dan Peaco, Maureen Howard, Mike McAllister & Shirley Hamilton - Alternate / Recording Secretary. (Absent - Vice Chair - Stan Brett & Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John)
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
A. Meeting Minutes from December 4, 2007. Motion to accept minutes. DP/MM
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
Kenneth & Kathleen Bailey, Map U6 Lot 5A. (Thompson Lake) - 30% Expansion within 100’ setback.
NOT IN ATTENDANCE: Applicant will reschedule when they have a complete package.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Site Plan Review workshop – PB reviewed the Site Plan Review Ordinance, as submitted by the Ordinance Committee. The O.C. provided recommendations based upon their research with Otisfield’s current SPR Ordinance, and AVCOG’s recent review of this document for the Town of Waterford. Items to address:
1) Page 1, Section 2, #1, check on Article VII-A …is it VII-A?
2) Page 1, Section 3, #4, change to “two” years.
3) Page 1, Section 3, #6, change to “1/2 acre or more”.
4) Page 2, adding a new # 3, “The normal and customary practices involved with forestry and timber management and traditional agriculture operations.” (and adjust the following numbers as necessary)
5) Page 2, #6,should read: Residence Based Businesses
6) Page 2, #6, h, change the wording to “shall not be externally lit, and shall not be more than 10’ in height.
7) Page 6, D, 1, Strike: “upon recommendation of the Board”, and “after holding a public hearing”.
8) Page 6, D, 2, Strike; “The Board shall provide….. expenditures”.
9) Page 18, # 4, Planning Board wants to check with O.C. as to where this list came from, ie: cemeteries & salt piles.
10) Page 19, # 23, PB will confirm with BOS that this section should be deleted entirely. This noise section is a civil issue, and will be impossible to enforce without a Police Department, testing equipment, and enforcement capability.
11) Page 20, Item B, 4. PB would like to know why it should not exceed 35.
12) Page 21, Home Occupations should be changed to Residence Based Businesses. NOTE: Sections would be clearer if they were back to back instead of front/ end. Example: page 21, #9, may be out of order. Shouldn’t it follow Page 2, #6, h?
Example: Shouldn’t Page 21, #10, follow Se4ction 4B?
13) Page 25, C. Strike “There will be no additional…application is unchanged”. Replace w/: “An appropriate fee will be determined by the PB and charged for new town and PB review.”
14) NOTE: The PB wants to ensure that this document does not conflict w/ the Otisfield Road Ordinance
15) NOTE: The abutter list/ mailing to abutters will be determined by the PB on a case-by-case scenario, as to who mails the notice, who it is mailed to, and how it is paid for.
*This PB review & the above mentioned notes will be sent back to the O.C. for review and input. Once the O.C. sends it back, the PB will review it one more time before reporting to the BOS for their review & input. The final changes will then be brought to a Public Hearing prior to adding such changes to the Town warrant for a vote at the next annual town meeting.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board DEP WORKSHOP January 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. None.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. None.
14. Pending Applications:
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM. DP/MM – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Rick Micklon, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board~
Approved on: 01/15/08
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