Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
November 16, 2010
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, Karen Turino, Herb Olsen & Alternate – Dave McVety (Absent - Recording Secretary - Beth Damon) *Dave McVety moved up as a voting member.
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 19, 2010 *Motion to accept minutes. DP/HO –Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Ethel Turner, Map R03, Lot 078. This is a (9) acre compound. Shoreland Zoning Application, letter from Ethel’s lawyer Ronald N. Ward of Drummond Woodsum and map submitted into public record. For Background: CEO wrote to MMA regarding Ethel Turner converting her Fee Simple Ownership of a large lakefront lodge and several housekeeping cottages on (9) acres into condominium ownership without any new construction or lot division. CEO felt this was an ownership change and not a subdivision issue, and wanted some clarification. Ethel’s lawyer writes “the overall intent is to freeze the configuration of the Turner Compound in place and merely change the ownership structure. As noted in the Keith case, a mere change in the form of ownership should not trigger regulatory review for properties
which are continuing with the historic configurations and consistent uses pre-existing the existence of the current ordinances”. Currently cottage #1, cottage #2 and cottage #3 are not year round. Cottage #3 is not being sold. *Motion to accept the application. DP/KT- (4) Yes (1) No. HO. He is not satisfied w/ everything.
B. Richard Negus, represented by Rick Dunton, Main-Land Development Consultants, Inc. Map U-08 Lot 004. Construction of a new cottage on a lot of record within 100' setback of Thompson Lake. Setback variance approved by~BOA on 7/29/10. The lot is small; approximately 150 feet long by 100 feet wide and has shore frontage on Thompson Lake. The property was granted w/ an easement along the North Camp Road and an easement on a nearby lot for subsurface wastewater disposal. The applicant is requesting a permit to build a 24’ x 36’ one story camp w/ full foundation on lot 2(4). As part of this plan he intends to install a septic tank near the camp and pump effluent to a small Elgen disposal field within the pre-determined subsurface wastewater disposal easement. Intent is for seasonal use. CEO says nothing in
Shoreland Zoning Ordinance that says abutters need to be notified for a Site Walk or published in Newspaper. *Site Walk scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 10:00 AM. The PB members will meet at the Town Office. TT will post on web site and ask MIM to put on bulletin board outside Town Office. *Tabled until next meeting.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10 Miscellaneous:
A. None.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Site Walk Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 10:00 AM. *Richard Negus, Map U-08 Lot 004.
B. Planning Board Regular Meeting December 7, 2010 @ 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. None.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Election of Officers,
Chair, *Motion for Stan Brett as chair. DP/DM – Unanimous.
Vice Chair, *Motion for Dan Peaco. SB/HO – Unanimous.
Recording Secretary, *Motion for Karen Turino. HO/DM – Unanimous.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. HO/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by: Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: December 7, 2010
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