Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
June 17, 2008
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chairman - Rick Micklon, Vice Chair - Stan Brett, Dan Peaco, Maureen Howard, Mike McAllister, Shirley Hamilton - Alternate / Recording Secretary & Herb Olsen, - Alternate.
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John (Absent)
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
Meeting Minutes from June 3, 2008. Motion to accept minutes. DP/SB – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
*Chairman RM recused himself for the following SZA. SB Moved up as Chair.
RM left the PB table and sat in the audience seating. Seeking Shoreland-Zoning Permit Approval.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Peter Venter, Represented by Rick Micklon, Maine Building & Development, LLC. Map R1, Lot 19C. Applicant requesting to construct a summer residence on Birch Island - Thompson Lake. Applicant seeking Shoreland-Zoning Permit Approval. RM: (3) bedrooms, (2) baths, standard single family home. (2) Docks. Permit-By-Rule already issued by DEP. Taking a mini excavator out to work on septic system. CEO provided a checklist that was completed by applicant and no further information is needed at this time. PB: No questions, very thorough. Site Walk will be scheduled at a future date. Motion to accept the Shoreland-Zoning Permit as submitted. DP/MM – Unanimous.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Workshop - PB Policies & Bylaws. PB reviewed edits to the Planning Board Policies. Changed the new # 5 to read (9) business days, instead of (12). Planning Board Bylaws still need to be reviewed. PB Members will review the (3) generic Bylaw handouts from MMA and this will be work-shopped at an upcoming meeting.
B. PB Discussion: Prior to the approval of any permit for construction within the Shoreland Zone, the lot owner should supply an erosion and sediment control plan to protect the quality of water during the construction phase. The plan may be done by Lakes Environmental Services of Maine, Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District, or another similarly qualified organization, who shall design and monitor the plan and installation. * PB Members would like to see this added to the Building Ordinance. RM suggests sending this to the Ordinance Committee for them to review along w/ a copy of a Jones Assoc. Plan for reference. PB members would like to
see this on next years warrant.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting July 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. None.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Maureen Howard & Shirley Hamilton have resigned as of tonight’s meeting. Both members have fulfilled their terms, which expire 06/2008. Both have submitted a letter to the BOS. RM and PB members thanked them for their long hard work as members of this board.
14. Pending Applications:
A.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM. MH/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Rick Micklon, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board~
Approved on:07/01/2008
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