Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
November 17, 2009
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:01 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.
4. Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes from October 20, 2009. 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. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Conditional approval of the Shoreland Zoning ordinance, as adopted on June 27, 2009. The conditions of approval are binding on the Town and must be administered as part of the municipal ordinance. Should the Ordinance be amended in the future to address the issues indentified in the conditions, the department can then fully approve the ordinance and repeal the conditions of approval. Discussion: Otisfield Definitions Ordinance to revise: 1) Foundation 2) Normal high water line 3) Residential dwelling unit and 4) Shore frontage. These will need to be addressed at next scheduled Town Meeting. CEO requests the word “volume” be removed from “Expansion of a structure” at the same time.The town of Otisfield Shoreland Zoning Map shall be amended to include a
Stream protection District adjacent to the outlet stream of a freshwater wetland located to the east of Bolsters Mills Road, to the west of Bell Hill Road, and approximately 800 feet in a northerly direction from College Swamp. Three (3) mapping issues – Two of them are minor, 3rd one not so minor. (4) abutters need to be notified, before we put the upgraded map out to town meeting. Abutters to Greeley brook in northeast corner of town will be notified by Certified mail when necessary. CEO to work with AVCOG on map corrections.
Stan requested that TT send a request to the OPRC to have the above mentioned definitions rewritten. TT will send written request.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting December 1, 2009 @ 7:00 PM
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Contact list for Planning Board members will be updated and distributed.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. MM/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: December 1, 2009
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