Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2011
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, Dave McVety-Alternate, Beth Damon & Rick Jackson - Alternate. (Absent, Herb Olsen & Recording Secretary- Karen Turino) *Rick & David moved up as voting members.
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 April 19, 2011 *Motion to accept minutes. DP/DM – Unanimous. BD abstained as she was absent.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
Crystal Reynolds, residence based business: Crystal Clear Photography: Current studio is held is a 12’ x 13’ room. The office space consists of a 13’ x 8’ room. Crystal is sometimes uses her living room as a picture shooting area, it is currently 13’x 23’. Proposed detached garage with new studio above up to 922 sq. ft. CEO: There is a $250 Site Plan Review permit application for expansions over 500 sq. ft., does she need to fill it out? or does this still stay secondary and incidental to the residence? All PB members agree that this is still viewed as a RBB. *Motion that Crystal does not need to come back before the PB for a site plan review permit application. DP/RJ – Unanimous.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Steve Morley, Map U-18 Lot 007: Shoreland Zoning/ Floodplain Management application. Catherine Pomerleau submitted a letter of authorization into public record. Cottage Expansion within 75' of Crooked River. Proposed addition is 11.5’ x 16’ with (2) windows and relocating a sliding door from existing structure to side end of new addition. The One Hundred Year Flood Level is now~called the~Base Flood Elevation. This application is for a minor improvement, as it will be less than 50% of the market value according to the town assessment. If it were above 50% in improvements the applicant would need to raise existing structure 1 foot above Base Flood Elevation~of 380.5’ to 381.5’ however, the CEO did advise them to raise the cottage anyway. Applicant provided pictures into public record. The
deck is no longer in the pictures provided, because it never had a permit so applicant voluntarily removed it. The applicant is not getting any closer to the river than allowed. It is a sideways expansion. DP says if CEO says it ok not having a soil & erosion control plan, then he is fine with not having one. CEO will be overseeing project. *Motion to accept this application w/ the condition that building permit is not issued until CEO sees DEP permits in hand. DM/RJ – (4) Agree (1) opposes - DP. (does not agree w/ making a non –conforming structure more non-conforming due to sideway expansion) At the request of the PB, CEO will let board know when DEP permits arrive.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. None.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Regular Meeting May 17, 2011 @ 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Still requesting PB consider the following: Otisfield Site Plan Review - Page 1, Section 3, A: 1, New or substantial enlargements of 500 sq. ft or 25% in area, whichever is less, in any 5 year period of commercial, retail, industrial, institutional and recreational buildings(s), structure(s), and uses.~~CEO: Does the 500 sq. ft. apply to new uses? And, is a new installation under 500 sq. ft. for building and tower exempt from Site Plan Review Ordinance?
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. None.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM. DM/DP – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary.
Approved by:
Stan Brett, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: June 7, 2011
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