Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
September 15, 2009
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chair - Stan Brett, Vice Chair - Dan Peaco, Mike McAllister, Herb Olsen, Recording Secretary - Beth Damon, Alternate – Karen Turino. (Absent - Alternate - Dave McVety)
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum. *Karen Turino moved up as a voting member.
4. Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes from August 18, 2009. Motion to accept minutes. DP/MM –Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. Rick Micklon, Agent for Karin & Peter Koch. Map U07, Lot 019C. No application in front of the PB, but both Rick and CEO feel PB should be informed of what’s going on. Renovation and possible enlargement of Camp at 16 Beehive Lane. Applies to the new Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. (Not dealing w/ volume anymore). No excavation machinery will be brought to this site. CEO: Roof height; if within 75‘of water, you’re allowed 20’ height. Rick measured 17’. If a deck is attached to a structure it can be enclosed and could be considered livable space. This deck is considered part of the structure. The intention of land owner’s is not known at this time, but if they are repairing more than 50% value of structure it will come before the PB, if less than 50% value of
structure is being repaired it will be permitted by CEO.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Brian Stone, Map U17 Lot 011, Expansion within 100' of Pleasant Lake. Applicant not in attendance. CEO and Brian Stone, remeasured everything on Friday to check on all set back measurements and for the garage placement. *Motion that until CEO has an application to review in hand, Brian Stone will not be put on Agenda. SB/DP – Unanimous.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. Ronald Furst, DBA Camp Hawthorne: Map R-03, Lot 067 Pre-application meeting for a Summer resident camp. *Applicant withdrawn from Agenda @ applicant’s request by email sent to CEO.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Beth Damon informed board that Shri Nageswari (Andrea Verrill) is no longer on the Conservation Committee.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting October 6, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Shoreland Zoning Ordinance distributed. AVCOG and CEO finalized it. TT put on the web site. Will be sent to DEP this week.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. HO/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: 10/20/2009
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