Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2010
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were, Chair – Stan Brett, Vice Chair - Dan Peaco, Recording Secretary -Karen Turino & Alternate - Rick Jackson. (Absent - Herb Olsen, Beth Damon & Dave McVety)
*Rick moved up as a voting member. Discussion: RJ questioned being allowed to vote, as he was not at Site-Walk or first meeting w/ Richard Negus. PB members all agree Rick has enough knowledge on the application from last meeting to vote. *RJ also felt he had enough information to make an informed decision.
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Secretary’s Report:
Regular Meeting Minutes from December 7, 2010 *Motion to accept minutes. DP/KT –Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. 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. 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)
Conditions of approval of setback variance by the Board of Appeals:
- Less than 1000 sq. ft for the building footprint,
- Setback no less than 58.6’ from Cobbs Cove /59.8’ from Thompson Lake as marked by a stake on each corner
- Survey before concrete pour: Must include allowance for overhang of eaves approved by CEO prior to being poured.
Rick submitted new plan into public record and included PB requests from last month’s meeting. The pivoting of the foundation can not be done as PB requested, because it will not meet BOA requirements if pivoted. Retaining walls: The left is approx. 12’ and the right is approx. 16’. Rick states they will be as long as necessary.
Conditions of PB approval:
- Stone drip line stipulation for Storm Water Management Plan.
- Re-vegetate to CEO’s satisfaction.
- The surveyed foundation forms approved by CEO prior to concrete-pour.
*Motion to accept the application w/ the three conditions. DP/KT – Unanimous.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. None
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Regular Meeting January 18, 2011 @ 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. None
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Shoreland Zoning Ordinance: Page 29, section 15, Paragraph 3,
“In no event shall cleared openings for any purpose, including but not limited to, principal and accessory structures, driveways, lawns and sewage disposal areas, exceed in the aggregate, 25% of the lot area within the shoreland zone or ten thousand (10,000) square feet, whichever is greater, including land previously cleared. This provision shall not apply to the General Development Districts.”
Discussion: Dropping the 10,000 sq. ft. verbiage, adding; the smaller the lot, the smaller the limit was also suggested.
*PB would like to workshop this and change/ or delete the verbiage for the words in italics. *Tabled until next meeting.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM. KT/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by: Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: January 18, 2011
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